FOREWORD 5
Ⅰ．INTRODUCTION 9
Ⅱ．PUBLIC LIBRARY OBJECTIVES 19
Ⅲ．STANDARDS OF SERVICE 25
Ⅳ．STANDARDS OF GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION 33
Ⅴ．STANDARDS OF SIZE AND AREA 45
Ⅵ．STANDARDS OF FINANCE 54
Ⅶ．STANDARDS OF BUILDINGS 61
Ⅷ．STANDARDS OF THE BOOK COLLECTION 66
Ⅸ．STANDARDS OF PERSONNEL 75
Ⅹ．STANDARDS OF TECHNICAL PROCESSES 83