TABLE 33

Susjects oF REFERENCE QUESTIONS SUBMITTED TO PuUBLIC
LIBRARIES BY ADULTS, ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS STUDIES

PERCENTAGES

Van Hoesen, 1948
Subject of Conner Charters Rozendal Chait Cole MAIN BRANCH

Question 1927 1928 1936 1938 1943 LIBRARY LIBRARIES
Social science 21 21 22 30 37 21 14
History and biography 17 21 27 32 17 15 35
Natural science S5y 23 12 22 2 24 19
Literature 11 I 1 5 9 13
Fine arts 7 14 7 12 10
Philology 2 3 6 3
Religion 3 2 3 2
Philosophy and 1 2

psychology
Other 5 4 12 2 4 8 2

2

TNO = -
= 00 thn a =

2
2

TOTAL NUMBER OF CASES

572 119,745 20,244 2,070 1,026 2,304 1,202