On the supply of printed books from the library to the reading room of the British Museum

A public defense of reforms to the British Museum's book-supply procedures, presented through correspondence and explanatory commentary. The author explains the system of press-marks and catalogue references used to locate volumes, recounts the rationale for adding reference symbols to the Reading Room catalogue, and describes the introduction of printed request tickets with rules to reduce errors and delays. The pamphlet justifies these measures as time- and resource-saving, outlines administrative approvals, and rebuts criticism by showing how clearer procedures benefit both readers and staff.