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Page 83 - Decoration 750 Painting 760 Engraving 770 Photography 780 Music 790 Amusements 800 Literature 810 American 820 English 830 German 840 French 850 Italian 860 Spanish 870 Latin 880 Greek 890 Minor languages 900 History...
Page 83 - Non-Christian 300 Sociology 310 Statistics 320 Political science 330 Political economy 340 Law 350 Administration 360 Associations and institutions 370 Education 380 Commerce.
Page 26 - A library should be planned with a view to economical administration. The rooms for public use should be so arranged as to allow complete supervision with the fewest possible attendants.
Page 26 - This form of shelving leaves more elbowroom in passing, admits more light, and provides a temporary resting-place for books in use or in transit. Three feet between floor-cases is ample for all purposes of administration. No shelf, in any form of book-case, should be higher than a person of moderate height can reach without a step-ladder. Shelving for folios and quartos should be provided in every bookroom. Straight flights are preferable to circular stairs.
Page 77 - The number of each line, called the accession number, is written on the back of the title page of the book described on that line. The accession book is a life history of every book in the library. It forms such a record as any business-like person would wish to have of property entrusted to his care.
Page 152 - The association seeks In every practicable way to develop and strengthen the public library as an essential part of the American education system.
Page 81 - Each class is similarly separated into nine divisions general works belonging to no division having nought in place of the division number. Divisions are similarly divided into nine sections, and the process is repeated as often as necessary. Thus 512 means Class 5 (Natural science). Division 1 (Mathematics), Section 2 (Algebra), and every algebra is numbered 512.
Page 85 - ... which is worth dividing by countries. Whenever one wishes to separate what relates to England from other works on any subject one has only to add the two figures 45. Whenever one sees 45 in the mark of a book one knows that the book so marked treats its subject with special reference to England. This ' local list ' by the figures gives marks to the eighty-eight most important countries.
Page 43 - Books on zoology, geology, and botany should be by American in preference to foreign authors. In all departments select the latest editions, and, at first, the recent book rather than the older book. The proportion of books in the different departments of knowledge must vary greatly in different libraries. The following is a good general guide: Per cent. General works 04 Philosophy 01 Religion 02 Sociology 09 Philology...
Page 70 - In both joined and disjoined bauds dot i and cross t accurately to avoid confusion; eg Giulio carelessly dotted has been arranged under Guilio in the catalogue. Cross t one space from line. Dot i and j one and a half spaces from line. In foreign languages special care is essential. Joined hand. Connect all the letters of a word into a single word picture. Complete each letter; eg do not leave gap between body and stem of b and d, bring loop of f back to stem, etc.