The reference function of the library : papers presented before the Library institute at the University of Chicago, June 29 to July 10, 1942 / edited by Pierre Butler ; with a foreword by Louis R. Wilson

Survey of the reference field, by Pierce Butler The reference function in the large public library, by C. F. McCombs The reference function in the small and medium-sized public library, by Paul Howard The reference function in the school library, by Frances Henne The reference function in the college library, by G. R. Lyle The reference function in the university and research library, by Homer Halvorson Special reference problems in art and music, by S. E. Gwynn Special reference problems in map collections, by L. A. Brown Special reference problems in the social sciences, by E. S. Griffith Special reference problems in science and technology, by K. L. Taylor The humanist in the library, by A. H. Carter Administrative problems in reference work, by Mary N. Barton Personnel and training for reference work, by Anne M. Boyd Book selection for reference work, by J. W. Spargo Reference work in the rare-book room, by P. M. Angle Supplementary reference materials, by A. F. Kuhlman Special reference functions in wartime, by R. R. Munn Selected reading list (p. 341-349)