Naval   regional   librarians,   located   at   Groton, Norfolk,  Charleston,  San  Francisco,  San  Diego, and   Pearl   Harbor,   have   catalogs   of   standard library equipment and furnishings and will assist with library layout and planning. LIBRARY  SUPPLIES  AND EQUIPMENT Supplies and equipment for general libraries are  procured  from  local  funds  available  to  the command. Library Equipment A  basic  equipment  allowance list for general library operation is given in Appendix Dc of the General Library Manual.  To assure a functional and efficient library, nonstandard library equip- ment must be avoided, particularly for shelving, card  catalog  cases,  and  circulation  desks. An  annual  library  buyer’s  guide  published each  year  in  the  LIBRARY  JOURNAL  includes a  Product  Directory  and  a  Suppliers  Directory. This guide should be consulted for current com- mercial  library  sources  of  library  supplies  and equipment.   Catalogs   from   commercial   library supply  houses  should  be  used  to  establish specifications   and   descriptions   for   required items. The Federal Supply Schedule Group 71, Part XIII,  Sections  A  and  B,  a  mandatory  multiple award  schedule,  covers  many  items  of  library furniture  and  shelving,  both  wood  and  metal. Consult  the  contractors’  catalogs  and  price  lists for  details  on  costs,  delivery  terms,  warranties, etc. Other  Federal  Supply  Schedules  covering items pertinent to library operation are listed in Appendix  De  of  the  General   Library   Manual Library  Supplies Many  general  office  supplies  are  available through  the  Navy  and  Marine  Corps  supply systems   and   through   General   Services   Ad- ministration   stores   stock.   For   information   on GSA  stores  stock  and  a  list  of  general  Govern- ment supplies useful for libraries, see Appendix Df of the  General  Library  Manual. Library   forms   (i.e.,  library  book  cards  and book  pockets,  etc.)  DOD,  and  standard  forms useful  in  libraries  in  the  Navy  publications  and forms  system  (Cog  01)  or  in  the  GSA  stock system  are  also  listed  in  Appendix  Dg  of  the General  Library  Manual.  These  forms  are  pro- cured  in  accordance  with  NAVSUP  Pub  2002 series for Navy libraries. Special   library   supplies   and   forms   not   in general  use  (e.g.,  labels,  book  repair  materials) are  procured  from  commercial sources. Hours of Library Operation library   supply Library   operating   schedules   must   include adequate  evening  and  weekend  hours  to  assure military  personnel  access  to  library  collections and  services.  However,  ships’  library  operating schedules  will  vary.  Daily,  regularly  scheduled, and  posted  hours  are  recommended. Criteria  for  Library  Service All aspects of library service are designed to facilitate  the  use  of  resources,  to  remove  bar- riers,  to  invite  use,  and  to  guide  reading  and education  toward  the  goals  of  the  individual. The  normal  services  of  the  library  include  the following: Well-organized   collections   of   materials, classified,   cataloged,   and   arranged   for   con- venient use. Loan  of  materials  and  interlibrary  loan arrangements as required. Information   services   designed   to   locate facts as needed, Guidance  to  individuals  in  the  use  of reference,  professional,  educational,  and  recrea- tional material. Assistance   to   the   command   and   to military   community   organizations   in   locating and   using   materials   for   professional   develop- ment,   program   planning,   and   other   organiza- tional  needs  and  projects. 8-28