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LIBRARY SCIENCE
Credit for completed courses in Library Science will be accepted toward
the B. S. degree in Education.
Library Science sB1-I: Adolescent Literature: Both Terms. 10:30;
C. H. 100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Savage.
The purpose of this course is a survey of adolescent literature and a study of the
reading interests of the adolescent, particularly during the high school years. It aims
to apply the principles of book selection in choosing books for school libraries or in selecting
books for the recreational reading of the adolescent.
Library Science sB1-II: Cataloguing: Both Terms. 8:30; C. H. 100.
Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Dinwiddie.
This course covers the essentials of classification and cataloguing as needed for the
effectual organization of school libraries. The American Library Association Catalogue
Rules and the Dewey Decimal Classification (abridged edition) form the basis of the
work. There is instruction in the ordering and use of Library of Congress cards. Practical
work is required throughout.
Library Science sB1-III: Reference Work and Bibliography: Both
Terms. 12:30; C. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Church.
This course includes a study of the most important reference works useful in school
libraries. Practical problems are assigned and bibliographies are compiled in various
fields.
Library Science sB2-I: Administration of School Libraries: First Term.
12:30; C. H. 100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Gaver.
This course deals with the organization and administration of school libraries. It
will likewise devote an appreciable amount of time to methods of teaching children how
to use the library, especially in connection with classroom work. It includes loan
systems, order work, mending, binding, budgets, statistics, reports, buildings, equipment,
etc., in relation to the school library's purpose and function.
Library Science sB2-II: Cataloguing—Special Problems: Second Term.
9:30; C. H. 100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Dinwiddie.
Library Science sB1-II, Cataloguing, prerequisite.
This course is intended to supplement sB1-II and is largely devoted to practical work.
Attention will be given to special problems.
Library Science sB2-III: Children's Literature. First term. 11:30; C.
H. 100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Savage.
This course affords a survey of the field of children's literature, with consideration
of the different age groups and of the reading background.
Library Science sB3-I: Book Selection: Second Term. 11:30; C. H.
100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Savage.
Library Science sB1-I, Adolescent Literature, or sB2-III, Children's Literature,
prerequisite.
This course has as its aim the development of criteria for the selection of books for
libraries. It includes general principles of book selection; selection in specific cases; a
study of the various types of literature; a discussion of publishers; and a critical study
of the principal aids to book selection.
Library Science sB3-II: Library Work with Children: First Term.
10:30; C. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Gaver.
Library Science sB2-III, Children's Literature, prerequisite.
This course deals with the practical aspects of library work with children, with emphasis
on methods of directing the child's general reading.
Library Science sB3-III: Administration of College and Public Libraries:
First Term. 9:30; C. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Gaver.
This course deals with the organization and administration of the library with
special emphasis on college and public libraries. It includes loan systems, order work,
mending, binding, budgets, statistics, reports, extension work, library legislation, publicity
methods, buildings, equipment, etc.
Library Science sB4-I: Public Documents: First Term. 9:30; C. H.
100. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Miss Dinwiddie.
Library Science sB1-III, Reference Work and Bibliography, prerequisite.
This course includes a study of the acquisition and arrangement of state and federal
documents, special attention being given to their use as reference material.
Library Science sB4-II: Reference Work—Special Problems: Second
Term. 11:30; C. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Church.
Library Science sB1-III, Reference Work and Bibliography, prerequisite.
This course is a continuation of Reference Work and Bibliography with special emphasis
on the preparation of bibliographies.
Library Science sB4-III: History of Books and Libraries: First Term.
11:30; C. H. 11. Credit, 1 session-hour.
Mr. Church.
Prerequisite for library science students, at least three courses in Library
Science; other students, properly qualified, will be admitted.
This course will consist of a study of the written and printed word from its beginnings
up to the modern printing of to-day. It will trace the development of the manuscript
and book through history, and tie actual printing methods in with bibliography.
It will likewise trace the rise and development of libraries from their earliest known
origins to the great national institutions of the present age.
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