hiː wʌz ˈæktɪv ɪnðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃən ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən ænd ɐmˌʌŋ hɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl ɐtʃˈiːvmənts ɑːɹ kˌɑːntɹɪbjˈuːʃənz tə ðə ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ʌvðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ʌv lˈuːveɪn bᵻtwˌiːn ðə wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹz ænd ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ ʌvðə bˈʊlɪtˌɪn ʌvðə dʒˈɑːn ɹˈaɪlændz lˈaɪbɹɛɹi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θɹˈiː.
He was active in the Library Association of Great Britain and among his notable achievements are contributions to the reconstruction of the university library of Louvain between the World Wars and the founding of the Bulletin of the John Rylands Library in 1903.