ABSTRACT

This book, first published in 1933, addresses the ‘routine’ in library work: administration, organization, book selection and classification and cataloguing, as well as the office work, room supervision, shelf tidying and registration of borrowers, among others.

chapter Chapter I|8 pages

Some Preliminary Considerations

chapter Chapter II|19 pages

Book Selection and Ordering

chapter Chapter III|19 pages

The Preparation of Books for Public Use

chapter Chapter IV|19 pages

Administrative Records

chapter Chapter V|15 pages

Classification and its Practical Applications

chapter Chapter VI|27 pages

Catalogues and Cataloguing

chapter Chapter VII|23 pages

The Admission and Regis-Tration of Borrowers

chapter Chapter VIII|17 pages

Book Issue Methods

chapter Chapter IX|25 pages

Reference Library Routine

chapter Chapter XI|16 pages

Magazine and Reading Rooms

chapter Chapter XII|23 pages

University, Collegiate, and School Libraries

chapter Chapter XIII|23 pages

Co-Operative Library Work

chapter Chapter XIV|13 pages

Stocktaking, Withdrawals, and Replacements

chapter Chapter XV|14 pages

Bookbinding

Specifications and Records

chapter Chapter XVI|26 pages

Finance, Committee Work, and Office Routine

chapter Chapter XVII|15 pages

Some Extension Activities