Elements of Library Methods

Printed in Germany.

library methods has been given at We The purpose has been, first, to provic students who desire to study the subject the Library to better advantage; and seco to teach in high schools but who also of library methods and work. The su is set forth in this volume.

While there are some introductory normal school and high school studen another for the use of college students, ar the text has been to meet their needs.

It is impossible to include all the course in a work of this kind; for exam lines of a system of classification. As a text on methods is a sort of laboratory periodicals of the library being the equip While examples of the arrangement of systems of classification are included for the student is referred to the volumes c systems. Instructions for cataloguing, bas New York State Library School, are givenable a student, with some additional a high school library. Questions for pra some references for collateral reading ar each section. Contrary to the usual m been given about reference books for t primarily a text and better results are write their own notes upon examining the

The course at West Virginia University, two class periods each week, continues throughout the year and the subject matter of the book is arranged in the order in which the different subjects are studied. Those desiring to take the course for the purpose of learning how to use a library are advised to take the work offered during the first semester only, including reference books, classification, and selection and purchase of books; those expecting to make use of such information in connection with high school work the full course.

The trained librarian will find little that is new in the book except that information on some subjects, heretofore scattered in different publications, has been brought together.

I desire to express my thanks to Dr. Waitman Barbe, and Prof. D. D. Johnson, of the Department of English Literature, West Virginia University, for reading the manuscript and for suggestions; and to the publishers and authors of books from which I have been permitted to use selections.

L. D. ARNETT.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. The catalogue; Three kinds of entries; Kinds of catalogues;

Dictionary catalogue; Division of subjects; Rules for arrangement;

Consulting the catalogue

2. Reference books: Study of reference books; Periodicals; Indexes

to periodicals; Encyclopedias; Dictionaries; Philosophy and

education; Religion; Social science and economics; Customs;

Physical sciences; Biological sciences; Medicine; Engineering;

Agriculture; Music and art; Literature; History; Biography;

Atlases; Genealogy; Classical antiquities; Government documents;

United States documents; Distribution of documents; Using the