Details given in D1/1 - D1/2 (Vols 1 and 2) are in columns and are headed: book no; [accession no.]: appears for the first time in Vol.2: numbers there start with with No. 1001 (part of 18 January 1910); title; author; class/press letter (rarely filled in); date received; shelf number; no. of vols; new work or continuation; book or pamphlet ; size; place and date of publication; condition when received; donor if presented; vendor and price if purchased; discount collated by; remarks.

Details 4 May 1914 (in Vol.3) onwards are

date of receipt; accession no; author; title; faculty; subject; fund; number of vols; size; place and date of publication; condition when received; price; vendor; remarks.