The DCA Lending LibraryThe first reference to the DCA Library was in 1955 when the Journal mentioned that one Admiralty chart of the Isle of Wight was available for borrowing. Postage was 6d each way, paid by the borrower. For two decades there were no more than 19 books in the library, all but two were pilot books and tidal stream atlases. In the next two decades the library increased, reaching 425 books by 1991, including 92 pilot books. A decade later in 2000, library usage was first quantified. By then the books had reached 600. Borrowing peaked with 300+ items borrowed per year; 6 items per week. About half of these were back copies of the Journal but now that back copies are available on CD, this no longer occurs. |
The DCA Library Catalogue groups books into the following sections and gives publication dates and some idea of content:
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