 | University of Virginia record March 15, 1916 |  |
LIBRARY ECONOMY
Offers to librarians, library assistants, and teacher supervisors of
school libraries opportunity to add six weeks of systematic instruction
to their previous library experience. Those who have had no
experience will receive a knowledge of the fundamentals of Library
work which will prepare them to be Library assistants or to continue
the study of Library Economy here or elsewhere.
The attention of teachers is especially called to the fact that the
course in Library Economy 2 will prove of inestimable value to
them as teachers, as this course is designed to give a thorough
knowledge of the various encyclopedias, dictionaries, indexes to periodicals,
annuals, etc., and to show the best use to which each may
be put.
The work is so arranged that students may devote all or a portion
of their time to it. It may be possible to change the lecture
hours to avoid conflicts.
1. Cataloguing, Classification, Administration.—Lectures and practice
work based on A. L. A. Catalogue Rules; A. L. A. List of Subject
Headings for use in dictionary catalogues, 3rd ed.; Rules for
a Dictionary Catalogue by C. A. Cutter, and the Decimal Classification
by Melvil Dewey.
The administration of university and college libraries, with practical
demonstration of methods of charging books, recording statistics,
etc.
Text-Book.—No text-book required.
Daily, from 9:30 to 10:30. Librarian Patton, Rotunda.
Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate.
2. Reference Work, Bibliography, Government Documents.—Lectures
and problems will be given as follows: Reference books; encyclopedias;
dictionaries; biography; indexes to periodicals; annuals;
how to run down quotations; collection of reference material, etc.
General and national bibliography, American, English, French,
German, etc.; the making of a bibliography; bibliographies of special
subjects.
A study by means of lectures and problems of Federal and State
public documents, their acquisition, arrangement, and use as reference
material. The discussions will cover the principal Congressional,
special indexes. The problems will show the practical use of this
class of material.
Text-Book.—No text-book required.
Daily from 8:30 to 9:30. Assistant Librarian, Miss Dinwiddie, Rotunda.
Fee.—No fee will be charged Virginia teachers, but a special fee
of $10 will be charged every other person taking one of these courses,
or $15.00 for both.
Certificate Credit.—Summer School Professional Certificate.
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