Courses of study in library science : $b being the assistants' guide to librarianship — John Shaqi
Courses of study in library science : $b being the assistants' guide to librarianshipWilliams, Reginald Gordon
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Courses of study in library science : $b being the assistants' guide to librarianship
Williams, Reginald Gordon
Library science -- Outlines, syllabi, etc.
Stewart _and_ Clarke--Book selection. _Passim._
_Also in Library World, Vol II. 1908-1909, pp. 409-417; 445-450._
Williams--Manual of book selection. _pp. 8-12; 67-71._
QUESTIONS:--
_1._ Name four universal bibliographies, and state the method of
arrangement of two of them.
_2._ Describe the plan and contents, and give an estimate of their
value as aids to book selection, of any three of the following works:--
Nelson--Standard books.
Sonnenschein--Best books.
Graesse--Tresor de livres rares et précieux.
Mudge--New guide to reference books.
English Catalogue of books, _1801-1925_.
Brunet--Manuel du libraire.
_3._ Name two author, two subject, and two classified bibliographies.
State their approximate prices.
_4._ Name three trade bibliographies, pointing out any differences in
their method of arrangement and scope.
_5._ Name the various kinds of bibliographies known to you, giving the
special features of each.
_Lesson 2._
KNOWLEDGE OF BOOKS OF REFERENCE--_continued_.
(_b_) Catalogues of libraries.
(_c_) Bibliographies of bibliography.
(_d_) Special bibliographies, and
(_e_) Books containing bibliographies.
Every effort should be made to examine and compare the catalogues
of the following libraries:--British Museum; Cambridge University;
Chemical Society of London; Dr. Williams’ Library; Glasgow University;
John Rylands Library; London Library; Pharmaceutical Society of London;
Royal College of Surgeons; Royal Geographical Society; Royal Institute
of Great Britain; Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society; St. Bride
Foundation Library; Society of Writers to H.M. Signet; University of
Gottingen, and University of London.
Bibliographies of bibliography by the following authors must be
carefully noted:--British Museum; Courtney; Langlois; Peignot;
Petzholdt; Stein; Vallée, etc.
For bibliographies of special subjects _see_ Mudge’s “New guide to
reference books”; Brown’s “Manual of practical bibliography”; “List of
bibliographical works in the Reading Room of the British Museum,” etc.
For short list of books containing bibliographies _see_ pages _25-26_,
and make a note of any important bibliography you come across during
your studies.
READING LIST.
Brown--Manual of practical bibliography. _Chap. 8, pp. 128-142._
Courtney--A register of national bibliography. _3 vols. Passim._
Ferguson--Some aspects of bibliography. _Passim._
Josephson--Bibliographies of bibliography chronologically arranged
with occasional notes and index. _2nd edition. Bib. Soc. of America:
Chicago, 1913._
Mudge--New guide to reference books. _pp. 229-230; 223-224._
_or_ Kroeger--Guide to reference books, _1908 edition. pp. 7-9;
108-110; 116-117_.
Stewart _and_ Clarke--Book selection. _Passim._
Williams--Manual of book selection. _Note the select bibliographies at
the end of each chapter._
QUESTIONS.
_1._ Describe briefly six catalogues of libraries specially serviceable
as aids to book selection.
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