id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-11474 Metcalf, Keyes D. Compact Shelving 1962-03-01 9 .pdf application/pdf 6386 341 76 Here, in order to simplify matters, two formulas will be taken as a base; they are arbitrary and debatable, and are by no means satisfactory for all institutions, but they make it possible to compare book capacities of different arrange- ments. These three basic methods can be char- acterized as: (1) methods of shelving more books in the existing sections; (2) methods of devoting a larger percentage of the available floor space to regular shelving; and (3) methods of increasing the capacity of a given floor space by us- ing special kinds of shelving. cache/crl-11474.pdf txt/crl-11474.txt