On Tuesday, Oxford University rejected both schemes for the future
of the Bodleian. One scheme was for an entirely - new Library on a new site. - The majority against this proposal was overwhelming, and no doubt rightly so, as nobody knew where the new Library would be built. The other proposal for a branch of the Library in Broad Street was rejected by a comparatively small majority. . The indications are that a scheme for some sort of branch library will ultimately be adopted. It need not be in the heart of the city-where land is expen- sive. Motor traction is cheap and speedy, and com- munication between the Bodleian and a branch lying at some distance need not be inconvenient. The Bodleian would, of course, contain the volumes in frequent use. It is not as though Oxford had only one great Library ; there are, of course, already several specialists' libraries.
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