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A BUREAU for the international exchange of books and periodicals between libraries, scientific and educational institutions of the United States and other countries has been opened in the Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. The organisation, known as the United States Book Exchange, is a successor to the American Book Centre for War Devastated Libraries, Inc., and the executive director is Miss Alice D. Ball, formerly acting director of the Book Centre. While the new organisation will continue the rehabilitation programme of the Book Centre, libraries of foreign countries are expected to become members of the new Book Exchange and contribute material to the programme as well as draw from it. During the past two and a half years, more than 1,250,000 volumes have been sent out by the Book Centre, to war-devastated libraries in thirty-one countries. At first the activities of the Book Exchange are being limited to printed matter of scientific or literary character; this will include books, pamphlets, periodicals, government documents, music, printed leaflets, and occasional papers. At present no microfilm and microprint will be dealt with, and no motion pictures, art reproductions and newspapers ; but it is hoped eventually to handle all types of printed and filmed material.
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United States Book Exchange. Nature 162, 408 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162408d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/162408d0