Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association: Held at Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 4-10, 1901
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Papers and Proceedings of the Twenty-Third General Meeting of the American Library Association: Held at Waukesha, Wisconsin, July 4-10, 1901
American Library Association; Library science -- Congresses
It would seem to me that in the case of the Pan-American Exposition,
that should be first, rather than Buffalo. Also the Columbian
Exposition.
Mr. HANSON: I think a majority of the expositions in this country have
specific names. In the discussion of the committee I think Mr. Cutter
proposed the rule as follows: "Enter under the name of the place in case
of expositions, always making a cross-reference from the special name of
the exposition, if it has one." In all cases it would be necessary that
the cross-reference should be made from the special name by which it is
known--as the Cotton States, Pan-American, World's Columbian.
CHAIRMAN: Is there anything more to say on this subject? If not, Miss
Graham, you might bring up that question you spoke to me about this
morning.
Miss GRAHAM: The matter Mr. Hopkins refers to was regarding the revision
of the "A. L. A. catalog" of the 5000 best books. We feel the need in
small libraries, and I think the need is felt where libraries are trying
to organize, for a revision of that catalog. We all use that in small
libraries when making out lists of standard works. There are many of
them out of print. If we could have a revision of that catalog on
printed cards it seems to me it would be a great help in the work of
library extension as well as to smaller libraries which have little
cataloging force--where the librarian has to be cataloger.
CHAIRMAN: I thought perhaps enough would be interested in this to raise
the question in such a way that the Publishing Board would take it up.
It may be cards are in existence that might be reprinted for this work.
Miss AMBROSE: There is a supplement to this catalog just about ready to
come out. Would that include new editions or simply new books?
Mr. FLETCHER: The matter has been put off to such a large extent that
the State Library at Albany has undertaken to publish this supplement;
but it has been delayed. They intend to print it for their own state
use, but allow the Publishing Board to distribute it to other places. As
to a revision, I do not know whether it has been undertaken. I think
that the original edition was not electrotyped, and that there are no
plates existing to reprint it from.
CHAIRMAN: I will read a question from the Hartford Public Library on the
arrangement of author, editor and translator in a card catalog--whether
to be put in one alphabet or arranged separately?
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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