A Library Primer eBook

John Cotton Dana
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 142 pages of information about A Library Primer.

A Library Primer eBook

John Cotton Dana
This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 142 pages of information about A Library Primer.

Duplicates for school use, 149.

Dusting books, 74.

Duties of a librarian, 126-127, 144; of trustees, 18.

Editions, 63, 65-66-67.

Education through libraries, 13, 124-125, 133, 156, 160-162, 166, 170; see also Influence of the library.

Embossing stamps, 99.

Employes, appointment of, 18, 144; salaries of, 144; suspension of, 144.

English catalog, 30.

Engravings, 129.

Entertainments, see Library entertainments.

Essentials of good binding (McNamee), 104-106.

Exhibits, 170.

Expansive classification (Cutter), 79, 84-90.

Expenditures, 143.

Expiration of privileges, 121.

Faxon, F.W., Use of periodicals in reference work, 54-56.

Fiction, author-numbers for, 91; binding for, 104; cataloging, 96; cheap editions of, 66; classification of, 79; price per volume, 67; selecting, 41-42.

Figures, 71-72.

Finance committee, 142.

Fine slip, 121.

Fines, 118, 138.

Five thousand books, compiled for the Ladies’ home journal, 31.

Fixtures for libraries, 26-27-28.

Fletcher, W.I., Libraries and recreation, 133; public libraries in America, 31.

Folios, binding for, 104-105.

Folsom, Channing, how the library can assist the school, 160-162.

Forfeiture of privileges, 138-139.

Free library commissions, 149-150.

Function of the library, 12, 15-16, 124-125, 133, 149.

Furniture for libraries, 27-28-29.

Gallery card, for painting and sculpture, 175.

Garfield, J.R., village library successfully managed, 135-136.

Gift book, 101; plates, 100-101.

Gifts, 132; acknowledgment of, 45, 77, 101, 145.

Glue, 106.

Guarantor, 120, 157.

Handwriting, brief rules for, 69-72.

Hasse, A.R.. public documents, 110-112.

Henderson, M.R., Librarian as host, 128-130.

Higgins’ ink, 34, 69; photo mounter, 34.

Hints to small libraries (Plummer), 31.

History and travel, classification of, 79.

Home libraries, 166-167.

Hopkins, J.A., The trained librarian in a small library, 23-24.

How the library can assist the school (Folsom), 160-162.

Iles, George, Books for girls and women and their clubs, 32.

Imprint, for photographs, 174, 176; on catalog cards, 95.

Index, annual literary, 55; cumulative, 55; monthly cumulative book, 33;
 Poole’s, 55; relative, 81; to borrowers, 121.

Indexes, their use taught, 159; to periodicals, 55.

Influence of the library, 12; see also Education through libraries.

Information for borrowers, 137.

Ink, 34, 69; for photograph labels, 179; pads, 34, 99.

Inquiries, how to answer, 53.

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