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crl-12881	Rovelstad, Mathilde V.	Open Shelves/Closed Shelves in Research Libraries	1976	12	.pdf	application/pdf	6951	391	59	Open access libraries were the exception in France and Ger- many, not to mention southern Euro- pean countries. College and Research Libraries • MATHILDE V. ROVELSTAD Open Shelves/Closed Shelves in Research Libraries This article traces the traditional method of making books accessible through their topical arrangement on library shelves, outlines the rea- sons for the abandonment of this method in European research li- braries, explores its modified reappearance in postwar academic li- braries, and cites modern arguments against the practice of making an entire research collection available on open shelves.	cache/crl-12881.pdf	txt/crl-12881.txt