The Business Library

About this eBook

Author

Krause, Louise B. (Louise Beerstecher)

Title

The Business Library: What it is and what it does

Credits

Produced by Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi, Les Galloway and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

Z: Bibliography, Library science

Subject

Business libraries

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 50875

Release Date

January 7, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE BUSINESS LIBRARY WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT DOES
2. 2.PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
4. 4.CONTENTS
5. 5.CHAPTER I THE ORGANIZATION OF THE BUSINESS LIBRARY — The Evolution of the Business Library — General Principles of Organization — 1. Centralization of Library Material — 2. Coordination of the Business Library with Public Libraries — The Cost and Value of the Business Library — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
6. 6.CHAPTER II THE SERVICE RENDERED BY THE BUSINESS LIBRARY — The Library and the Publicity Department — Assisting the Executive — Making the Best Use of the Library — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
7. 7.CHAPTER III PERIODICALS IN THE BUSINESS LIBRARY—HOW TO USE AND HOW TO FILE THEM — The Value of Periodicals — The Contents of Periodicals — Aids in Selection of Periodicals — The Checking of Periodicals — The Indexing of Periodicals — The Circulation of Periodicals — The Binding and Filing of Periodicals — The Clipping of Periodicals
8. 8.CHAPTER IV GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS AND THE BUSINESS LIBRARY — How to Procure Government Documents — State Documents — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
9. 9.CHAPTER V TRADE CATALOGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND LANTERN SLIDES—THEIR FILING AND INDEXING — Trade Catalogs — Photographs — Lantern Slides — Cuts — Maps — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
10. 10.CHAPTER VI CLASSIFICATION AND CATALOGING IN BUSINESS LIBRARIES — Alphabetic-subject File — Cataloging — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
11. 11.CHAPTER VII MECHANICAL EQUIPMENT FOR THE BUSINESS LIBRARY — Floor Space and Shelving — Vertical Files — Card Catalog Cabinets and Cards — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII REFERENCE BOOKS FOR THE BUSINESS LIBRARY — Bibliographies — Selecting Reference Books — Dictionaries — Encyclopedias
13. 13.CHAPTER IX THE ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS OF THE BUSINESS LIBRARIAN — 1. A College Education or Its Equivalent — 2. A Library School Education or Its Equivalent — 3. Mental and Social Traits — 4. The Business Man's Point of View — REFERENCES FOR ADDITIONAL READING
14. 14.INDEX — Transcriber's Notes

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