Decimal System For The Arrangement And Administration Of Libraries

Decimal System for the Arrangement and Administration of Libraries

Decimal System for the Arrangement and Administration of Libraries (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Decimal System for the Arrangement and Administration of Libraries As chairman of various committees it fell to him to propose, not only the system of arrangement hereinafter described, and which he believes to be new; but the method of preparing the library for use, which, although some of its details may have been practised before, is original in its routine; and also the general administration of the library, including the internal arrangements of the edifice, and the various Operations for conducting the sev eral departments, which also is prominent among the peculiari ties Of the library in Boston. And, as the remarks are chiefly written to elucidate the sys tem and furnish the necessary directions in carrying it out where it has already been adopted, and not in making it extensively known, indulgence is asked for the concise manner, and perhaps too abrupt style, in which they are submitted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Decimal System for the Arrangement and Administration of Libraries

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. Excerpt: ... strong resemblance to each other; indeed, there should be no difference in them, excepting in the words which designate whether the books to which the plates are attached are gifts or purchases. Prominent upon each plate should be the title of the library, and upon such as are placed in gifts should be the name of the donor. Each should also have a place for the date of reception, and another for the accession number. Books obtained by purchase are considered as "added," while those by gift are "received." The accession number should invariably be placed between parentheses, in the right hand corner, on the lower edge of the plate. Card Catalogue. A catalogue of books, carefully prepared on a uniform system, with the titles in full, and having a sufficient number of cross references to afford needful information to persons seeking for works on all subjects, and by all authors, is of primary importance to a library, whatever may be its objects or magnitude; and no catalogue is more universally adapted to provide for the internal wants of a library than that which, being prepared in manuscript on cards, is generally known by librarians as a card catalogue. This differs very essentially from the slip catalogue, by being of a more permanent character, and more extensive in its details, and by being the key to the whole library. The following description of a catalogue, of acceptable form, together with a few brief rules for its construction, is not intended to be sufficiently explicit for all cases, but is given only in order to present a very general idea of the prominent characteristics of a proper card catalogue. The cards which are most suitable for this purpose are constructed of two thicknesses only of writing paper, so that while they...