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Caption: Course Catalog - 1899-1900
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LIBRARY SCIENCE 227 Instruction is given on loan systems and on binding and repair work. A comparative study of Chicago libraries is made in the second semester, when the students have become familiar with library methods. Single lectures are given on library associations, library schools, library commissions, traveling libraries, home libraries, library economy publications, government and service, library legislation, regulations for readers, library architecture, libraries and schools, and other general subjects, to acquaint students with current general library topics. / . ; daily; 2; (10). II.; daily; 2; (4). Professor C5HARP and Miss MANN. 2. ELEMENTARY REFERENCE.—Lectures are given on reference books considered in groups, such as indexes, dictionaries, encyclopaedias, atlases, hand-books of history, hand-books of general information, quotations, statistics, etc. Reference lists are prepared for special classes and for literary societies, and the students have practical work in the reference department of the library. /. and II.; Tu.; 1; (2 each semester). Assistant Professor STRAIGHT. 3. SELECTION OF BOOKS.—Study is based upon the Publisher's Weekly. Each student checks desired books each week, examines them, if possible, and studies reviews in order to make a final choice of five or ten books each month. These books are carefully reviewed in class with regard to author, subject, edition, and series. Especially interesting publications, and current library topics, are called to the attention of the students at this time. This course continues through two years. /. and II.; F.; 1; (1 each semester). Assistant Profess^ STRAIGHT. 4. ELEMENTARY APPRENTICE WORK.—The purpose of this work is to familiarize the students with the minor work of a library and to acquaint them with the books in the University library. Each student is given practical work in the mechanical preparation of books for the shelves, and in the copying of minor library records assigned as practice in library handwriting. The care of the books in the stacks including the reading of shelves is assigned to the students, who are thus brought in contact with the books. Upon the completion of a class study, practical work upon this study is assigned to such students as are capable of doing independent work. The work is all done under the direction of an instructor. / . ; daily; .?; (2). II.; daily; 2; (8). Miss MANN. Required: Library I, 2. 5. ADVANCED LIBRARY ECONOMY.—In a comparative study of classification are discussed the systems of Dewey, Cutter, Edwards,
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