id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12324 Kaser, David Books in Singapore; a Survey of Publishing, Printing, Bookselling, and Library Activity in the Republic of Singapore (Book Review) 1971-07-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1311 75 62 Although it may be a matter of relativity, when one turns to the introduction (five pages long) , the reader is given four rea- sons: (1) The increased quantity and so- phistication of the demands of library users (twenty-four lines); ( 2) The substantial increases in library book funds (fourteen lines); ( 3) The increase in interinstitution- al cooperation (twenty lines) ; and ( 4) The shortage of professional librarians (six lines). (The University of Singapore library holds a half million volumes.) cache/crl-12324.pdf txt/crl-12324.txt