INDEX.

Access to shelves, 215-225

Accuracy, rarity of, 254-257

Adams (O. F.) Dictionary of American authors, 490

Adams (W. H. D.) Dictionary of English literature, 499

Administration, faculty of, 249

Advertising, library, 353-356

Aids to readers, 190-214

Alexandrian library, 107, 289

Allibone (S. A.) Critical dictionary of English literature, 494-495

Alphabeting titles, 380, 388-389

American book prices, current, 1895-99, 498

American catalogue, 1876-1899, 481-484

American Library Association catalogue of 5,000 books, 25, 371 foundation of, 499 list of novelists, 22 on open shelves, 223 on size-notation, 390

Americana, bibliographies of, 472-493 rare, 454-456 what are, 473

Anderson (J. P.) book of British topography, 500

Arabic figures, 81

Art of reading, 171-189

Art, lesson from, 24

Assistants in libraries appointment of, 337-339 qualifications of, 242-274 regulations for, 341-345

Astor library, N. Y., 35, 306 mutilation in, 137, 140

Auction sales, 38-40, 45-47, 457

Authorship, 271-2

Bad books, 20-24, 281-2

Bartlett (J. R.) catalogue of J. Carter Brown library, 493

Bay Psalm book, 455

Beckford library sale, 74, 457-8

Beecher (H. W.) on books, 15

Bibliography, 459-500 accessibility of, 463-464 bibliographies of, 469-471 classification of, 464-5 definition of, 459 earliest American, 478 early works in, 465 no full American, 475 of American publications, 472-493 selection of works in, 462

Binding of books, 50-87, 93-94 colors in, 57 desiderata in, 52 how a bibliomaniac binds, 432 importance of, 87 lettering titles, 72, 78-83 machine methods, 62-3 marbling and gilding, 68-69, 73 materials for, 53 rebinding methods, 64

Biography, 4-7, 17 discrepancies in, 210-212 living characters, 197

Blake (A. V.) American booksellers' trade-list catalogue, 479

Boccaccio of 1471, sale of, 46

Bolton (H. C.) catalogue of scientific and technical periodicals, 492

Book binding, 50-87, 93-94

Book buying, 33-49

Book covering, 97

Book-marks, 115

Book plates, 90-93, 97-100

Book prices current, 1887-99, 497-498 American, 1895-99, 498

Book shops, second hand, 42-45, 458

Book supports, 96, 110

Book worms, 108

Books, cheap and poor editions of, 30

Books, choice of, 3-32

Books for public libraries, selection of, 15-32, 361

Books of reference, 16, 462-463

Books, three classes of, 182

Books which have helped me, 183

Books,—see Reading

Bores, how to treat, 259

Boston Athenaeum library, 305, 485 early pamphlets in, 149

Boston public library, 315 appointments in, 338 languages demanded, 247

Bowker (R. R.) American catalogue, 482-483 Publishers' weekly, 483

British Museum library appointments in, 338 catalogue of, 396-399, 498 its defects, 398 classification, 367 mutilation in, 137-138 trustees of, 340

Brown (J. Carter) library of Americana, 493

Brunet (J. C.) Manuel du libraire, 467

Bry (De) Voyages, 449, 451

Buildings, library, 321-333 cost of, 331 light in, 325 location of, 323-324 many mistakes in, 321 materials for, 324 periodical room, 328 shelving, 325

Bulwer-Lytton (E. L.) writings of, 23, 174

Burnham (T. O. H. P.), 44

Bury, Richard de, 292

Buying of books, 33-49 methods of, 36-37

Calf binding, 55

Campbell (John), 45

Capitals, how to be used in catalogues, 378, 387

Card catalogue system, 393 its defects, 393-394 how obviated, 394-396

Cards, for catalogues, 393

Carlyle (Thomas) life of Cromwell, 148 on librarians, 249 on reading, 171

Carnegie (Andrew) gifts to libraries, 315

Catalogue of all books printed in the U. S. 1804, 478-479

Catalogues, 373-399 abridging titles, 382-383 accession, 386 auction, 38-39 card system for, 393 chronology of authors, 381, 389, 398 classed, 374-5, 383 collations in, 379 cross references, 377 Cutter's rules for, 375 deficiencies of American, 473-476 dictionary, 373-5, 383-384 English, 383, 495 errors in, 384-385, 388 imprints, how given, 379 kinds of, 373 of British Museum library, 396-399, 498 printing, advantages of, 395-396 rules for, 375-381 sale, value of, 33-34, 37 shelf, 386 size-notation in, 389-391 use of capitals in, 378, 387

Caxton's press, books, 451

Census of wealth, futility of, 194-196

Chambers' Cyclopaedia of English literature, 499

Children's books, 276, 278 reading-rooms, 329-330

Choice of books, 3-32, 277, 335

Chronology of authors, 381, 398

Classic authors, 30

Classification of books, 362-372 application of, 366 Bibliothèque nationale, system of, 368 British museum, system of, 368 Brunet's system of, 367 close classification, 364-365 conflict of systems, 362-363 Crunden's verses on, 430 Cutter, system of, 369 Dewey, system of, 370 Fletcher, system of, 372 fixed shelf location, 371 Library of Congress, system of, 368

Cleaning books, 103-104, 127-130

Clergymen, some book-abusing, 138, 140

Cleveland public library fiction experience, 27 methods of selections, 31

Cogswell (J. G.), 35

Collation, 61, 379

Collier, J. Payne, as a cataloguer, 385

Congressional library—see Library of Congress

Copy tax, origin of, 400 rationale of, 406, 409

Copyright and libraries, 400-416 aggregate copyrights entered, 410 and Library of Congress, 404-411 books not entered, 474 duration of, 413 foundation of, 402, 412 history of, 403 in the Constitution, 401 international, why, 412-413 origin of, 401 perpetual, 402, 413 provisions of, 414

Counting a library, 350, 386

Courtesy, in libraries, 250, 261

Croton bug, 109

Crowding of books on shelves, 116-117

Crunden (F. M.) verses on classification, 430

Cutter (C. A.) Boston Athenaeum catalogue, 485 classification, 430 rules for catalogue, 375 Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana, 485

Cutting edges, 60-61, 67

Damage to books, see Injuries

Damp, an enemy of books, 104

Dates, errors in, 210-212

Dates of books, ancient expression of, 391-393

Decimal system, 370, 390

Denis (F.) Nouveau manuel de bibliographie, 468-469

Dewey (Melvil) classification, 370 remark by, 433

Dictionary catalogues, 373-375, 383-384

Dictionary of national biography, 197, 497

Dime novels, 21, 281

Documents (U. S. public) catalogues, 492

Dogs-earing books, 114

"Dont's," list of proper warnings, 134

Duplicates in libraries, 31, 167-168

Durrie (D. S.) Bibliographia genealogica Americana, 491

Dust, in libraries, 101-103 to remove from books, 103

Duyckink's Cyclopaedia of American literature, 490

Eames (W.) continuation of Sabin's Bibliotheca Americana, 485

Editions, to be always noted, 387 first, 46, 388, 452

Education, 245, 282-283

Egypt, libraries of, 287-289

Elzevirs, 424, 457

Emerson (R. W.) cited, 172, 185

Encyclopaedia Britannica, scope and limitations of, 14, 197-199, 245

Enemies of books, 101-118

English catalogue, 1835-1899, 383, 495 uses dictionary form, 383

Errors in books, 210-212, 255 in librarians, 256-257

Essays, 9, 17

Facsimile reproduction, 132-134

Fiction, 12, 18-28, 179

Fires, in libraries, 106-108, 131, 297 destruction of books by, 448-449

First editions, 46, 388, 452

Fletcher (W. I.), classification, 372 index to periodicals, 169

Force (Peter) historical library of, 304 rich in pamphlets, 150

Formation of libraries, 357-362

Franklin (B.) collections of Frankliniana, 456 his manuscripts, 489 on Philadelphia library, 299

French language, need of, 246-248, 257

Furnishings of libraries, 326

Gas, an enemy of books, 105

Genealogy, bibliographies of, 491-492, 500

George IV, library of, 212

Georgi (T.) Allgemeines Europäisches bücher-lexikon, 465

Gesner (C.) Bibliotheca universalis, 465

Gould (Jay) History of Delaware county, N. Y., 453

Gowans (William), 43

Graesse, Trésor des livres rares et précieux, 468

Grangerising, 450

Greece, libraries of, 288-289

Griffin (A. P. C.) indexes of American local history, 491

Grolier bindings, 73, 75

Grolier club, N. Y., 85, 447

Growoll (A.) Book trade bibliography in the U. S., 479 Publishers' weekly, 483

Hain (L.) Repertorium bibliographicum, 466

Halliwell-Phillipps (J. O.), privately printed books, 446

Harris (W. T.) experience with memory, 239

Harrisse (H.) Bibliotheca Americana, 491

Harvard university library, 296

Haven (S. F.) Catalogue of American publications, 1639-1775, 477

Heat, an enemy of books, 104

Heber library, 34

Helps to readers, 191-214

History, 7-8, 17 of libraries, 287-320 (local) bibliography, 491, 500

Homer, 173, 184, 458

Horace, perfection of his odes, 184

Humboldt (Baron von), 449

Humors of the library, 430-443

Hurst (J. F.) on choice books, 15

Illustrated books, 279, 450, 451, 453-454

Immoral books, 20, 22, 453

Index expurgatorius, 448, 470

Indexes, use of, 205-206 how to make, 388-389 substitutes for, 207

Injuries to books, See Crowding, Cutting, Dogs-earing, Enemies, Ink, Margins, Mutilations, Soiling, Tracing, Torn leaves

Ink, use of, 113 how removed, 128-129

Inquiries, innumerable, 191-201

International copyright, 412-416

Iron construction, 106

Jöcher (C. G.) Allgemeines gelehrten-lexikon, 466

Juvenile books, 276, 278, 279

Kelly (J.) American catalogue, 1861-1871, 481

Khayyam (Omar), 457

Kirk (J. F.) Supplement to Allibone, 1850-1890, 495

La Bedoyère, French revolution collection, 149

Labelling books, 90-93

Ladies' reading-rooms, 329

Languages, foreign, 246-248

La Serna de Santander, Dictionnaire bibliographique, 467

Law books, binding, 76

Letters, 8-9

Leypoldt (F.) Books of all time, 481

Librarian a constant aid, 200 ancient idea of, 273 as an author, 271-272 as preserver and restorer of books, 120-121 benefits to, of inquiries, 202 high standard for, 272 indispensable, how to become, 200, 203 intercourse with readers, 199 librarian's dream, 417 qualifications of, 242-274 accuracy, 254 business habits, 249, 258 courtesy, 250, 261 energy and industry, 262 foreign languages, 246-248 good temper, 250 habits of order, 257-260 health, 251 impartial liberality, 264-265 knowledge of books, 248 love of his work, 253 patience inexhaustible, 261 sound common sense, 252 tact unfailing, 262 reserve in recommending books, 213 "who reads is lost," 242, 274 woes of a, 441-443

Librarianship, attractions of, 193, 268-271 drawbacks attending, 266-268 opens avenues to growth, 269 school of human nature, 270

Libraries, ancient, of clay, 287-288 and copyright, 400-416 and schools, 275, 282 and universities, 282, 293 annual reports of, 349-356 catalogues of, 373-399 classification of, 362-372 exaggeration of volumes in, 212-213 formation of, 357-362 founded by individual gift, 311-313 history of, 287-320 historical, 319 list of, over 100,000 vols., 309-310 mercantile, 319 monastic, 290-292 picture of ancient, 273 poetry of, 417-430 professional, 319 prompt service in, 341-342 readers in, 186, 285-286 special report on, 1876, 309 state libraries, 316-317 statistics of American, 308 subscription libraries, 360 ten largest, 293 travelling libraries, 319-320 uses of, 275-286

Library, how to count a, 350, 386

Library, humors of the, 430

Library, poetry of the, 417

Library advertising, 353-356

Library association of United Kingdom, 499

Library buildings and furnishings, 321-333 See Buildings

Library bulletins, 353

Library commissioners, 345

Library committees, 333-340, 360

Library donations, 361

Library Journal, N. Y., 1876-99, 499

Library laws (State), 357, 359

Library of Congress and copyright books, 404-411, 416 appointments in, 338 joint committee on, 340 our national conservatory of books, 181-182 restriction of MSS. and rare books, 225 sketch of its history, 303-305

Library regulations, 341-349, 433-434

Library reports, 349

Library science schools, 338

Library trustees or boards of managers, 333-340

Literature, history of, 12-14

Loudon (A.) History of Indian wars, 476

Lowndes (W. T.) Bibliographer's Manual, 494

Macaulay (T. B.) memory, 229

Maittaire (M.) Annales typographici, 467

Marbling, 68

Margins, writing or marking on, 114, 124-125, 136

Mazarin Bible, 46, 445

Memory, the faculty of, 226-241 attention and association, its corner-stones, 236-237 cardinal qualification of a librarian, 226-227 discursive reading impairs it, 240-241 improvement of, 236-240 intuitive memory, 230 local memory, 229 verbal memory, 228

Migne (J. P. abbé) Patrologie, 447

Milton, 11, 147, 184, 187, 458

Mnemonic systems, 234-236

Morocco binding, 56

Morris (William) Kelmscott press, 447

Mutilation of books, 111, 124-126 penal laws for, 135-136 posting offenders, 138

New Hampshire library law, 314

Newspapers, see Periodicals

New York Mercantile Library, selections for, 32

New York Public library, 307

Notation of book sizes, 390 of book dates, 381, 391

Novels, see Fiction

Nuremberg chronicle, 452

Omar (Caliph) sentence imputed to, 107, 171, 289

Omniscience, no human, 172

Open shelves, 215-225 American library association on, 223 an open question, 222 benefits of, 215-222, 224 evils of, 216-224 international library conference on, 220-221

Opinions on books, 27

Ostend manifesto, 196-197

Pamphlets, literature of, 145-156 binding of, 153-155 British museum, wealth in, 149, 499 classification of, 152, 155 definitions of, 145 dignity and power of, 148 embarrassments of, 146 great works printed as, 147 how to acquire, 151 La Bedoyère collection of, 149 Peter Force, collection of, 150 swift disappearance of, 151 Thomason collection of, 148

Panzer (G. W.) Annales typographici, 466

Parchment, 54

Peignot (G.) Repertoire bibliographique universelle, 469 Dictionnaire des livres condamnés, 448

Periodicals, literature of, 157-170 binding of, 84-85 cardinal importance of, 153-154, 157, 161, 285 check list for, 168 compared with books, 164 completeness of, 158-159 continuous reading of impairs the memory, 241 indexes to, 169-170 lettering by Poole index, 84 limited library circulation, 167-168 newspapers abuses of, 180 destruction of, 62 filing for readers' use, 166 library notices in, 353-356 mutilation of, 112 number of, 157, 160 over-reading of, 180, 241 percentage of, to books, 157 syndicate publication, 165 value of, 301-302

Perkins (F. B.) check-list for American local history, 491

Petzholdt (J.) Bibliotheca bibliographica, 469

Philadelphia library company's library, 299-302

Philadelphia Mercantile Library fire, 131-132

Phillipps (Sir T.) privately printed books, 447

Plato, reading of, 172, 178

Plutarch's lives, 3, 184

Poetical quotations, 193, 204-205

Poetry, 9-11, 18

Poetry of the library, 417-429

Politics in libraries, 265

Poole (W. F.) plan of library building, 327 on ladies' reading-rooms, 329

Poole's indexes to periodical literature, 169

Poor Richard's almanac, 456

Pratt Institute library, thefts in, 144

Preparation for the shelves, 88-97

Press, the, and the library, 353-356

Prices of books, 36, 46-48, 444-451, 455-456, 497-498

Privately printed books, 446-447, 473

Problems, insoluble, 194-196

Pseudonyms, 376-377

Publishers' Circular (London), 499

Publishers' Weekly, N. Y., 483

Qualifications of librarians, 242-274

Questions asked, innumerable, 191, 204, 206-209

Quotations, search for, 193, 204

Rare books, 113, 114, 224, 444-459 causes of rarity, 445-457 mere age not a cause, 446

Readers, aids to, 190-214 classification of, 186-187, 190-191, 206, 285-286 favoritism among, 217 limitations of aid, 204, 208

Reading, art of, 171-189 best, not the latest, 178-179 choice of, 3-32, 181-2, 277-278 formative power of, 183-185 passion for, 458-459 inspiration of, 183-185 librarian's, 121, 243-244, 248 methods of, 175-178, 186-187 the literal, 175 the intuitive, 176 novel reading, 179 over-much reading of newspapers, 180, 241 perils of too great absorption in, 185-186 pleasures of, 182-189 reading aloud, 177-178, 280 taste in, 181 time to read, 173

Reading rooms, 326

Reclamation of books, 119-144

Recommending books, 32 to be done sparingly, 213, 244

Reference, books of, 16, 461-463

Religion, questions about, 201, 265

Reports, librarians', 349-356 comprehensive, 349 printing of, 352

Reserved books, 224-245

Restoration and reclamation of books, 119-144

Rich (O.) Bibliotheca Americana, 491

Roman libraries, 290

Roman numerals, 81, 391-392

Roorbach (O. A.) Bibliotheca Americana, 1820-1861, 480

Rubber bands, untrustworthy, 155

Rules, library, 341-349 call slips or tickets, 346 circulation, limit, 346-347 done into verse, 433-434 hours, 344 prompt service, 341-342 registration, 347 vacations, 345

Rush (James) bequest to Philadelphia Library Co., 301-302

Ruskin on collecting books, 14

Russia binding, 56

Sabin (J.) Bibliotheca Americana, 484-487

School district libraries a failure, 317-319

Schools and libraries, 275-282

Science, books of, 11, 18

Scott's Napoleon, bibliographical object-lesson, 496-497

Second-hand book shops, 42-45

Selection of books, 3-32, 277 See Choice of books

Shakespeare, 10, 46, 184, 188, 458

Sheep binding, 55

Shelves, library, 325 access to, 215 preparation of books for, 88

Shelves, open, 215-225

Signatures, 65

Size-notation of books, 389-391

Sizing paper, 128

Smith's Historie of Virginia, 455

Smithsonian Institution collection in Library of Congress, 304 copyright privilege of, 404

Soiling of books, 116 how removed, 127

Spelling, facility in, 232

Stack system, 216, 325

Stamps in books, 88-90, 114

State libraries, 316-317 appointments in, 339

Stealing of books, 111 See thefts

Stedman (E. C.) Library of American literature, 490

Stein (H.) Manuel de bibliographie, 470-471

Stevens (Henry) characteristics of, 487, 489

Story (A) about stories, 436-437

Style, importance of, 175-176, 226 sample of prose run mad, 26

Sunday-school books, 276

Syndicate publishing, 165-166

Teaching, 269

Tennyson (Alfred) early editions of poems, 452

Thackeray (W. M.) curious question of, 205

Thefts, book, 111, 136-144 leniency in case of, 142-144 methods of reclamation, 141-144

Time, use of, 173-174, 258-259

Titles, abridgment of, 382-383 alphabeting of, 388-389 entry of, in catalogues, 375-377 headings of, 377 lettering of, 72-73, 78-83 use of capitals in, 378, 381, 387

Titles of novels, done into verse, 436-437

Torn leaves, how repaired, 122

Tracing of maps or plates, 113

Travels, 11, 18

Tree calf binding, 74

Trübner (N.) Bibliographical guide to American literature, 484

Trustees, boards of library, 268, 333-340

Turner's illustrations, 454, 458

Ulster Co. Gazette, 1800, 456

Universal catalogue, 465

Universities, use of the library to, 282-285

University libraries, 294

Uses of libraries, 275-286

Vallée (L.) Bibliographie des bibliographies, 470

Vellum binding, 54

Voyages, 11, 18

Walpole (Horace) Strawberry hill press, 446

Washing soiled books, 127, 129

Watt (R.) Bibliotheca Britannica, 493-494

Wealth, all estimates of, futile, 194-196

Winsor (Justin) a prolific author, 272 on librarians' instructions, 284

Woes of a librarian, 441-443

Worcester, Massachusetts, public library methods of selection, 31 theft in, 143 use of by schools, 281

Yale university library, 298