University of Virginia Library

LIBRARY ECONOMY

The courses in Library Economy are designed especially for persons
wishing to prepare for library positions, and for teachers.

Persons taking Library Economy are advised to take all three
courses.

Library Economy s79. Cataloguing, Classification, Administration.—
First Term. 9:30; R. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Dinwiddie.

Lectures and practice work based on A. L. A. Catalogue Rules; A. L. A. List
of Subject Headings for use in dictionary catalogue; 3rd ed.; Rules for a Dictionary
Catalogue by C. A. Cutter, and the Decimal Classification of Melvil Dewey.

The administration of university and college libraries, with practical demonstration
of methods of charging books, recording statistics. etc.

Library Economy s80. Reference Work, Bibliography, Periodicals.—
First Term. 8:30; R. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Dinwiddie.

This course covers a thorough study of all the chief books of reference—dictionaries,
encyclopedias, cyclopedias of special subjects, biographical works, atlases,
bibliographies, and indexes to periodical literature, with practical problems in each
subject.

Library Economy s81. U. S. Government Documents.—First Term.
(Time to be arranged.) R. Credit, one session-hour. Miss Dinwiddie.

Lectures and problems on U. S. Government Documents, covering their acquisition,
arrangement, and use as a reference material. Practical problems will be given.