Excerpt from Catalog of "A. L. A." Library: 5000 Volumes for a Popular Library, Selected by the American Library Association and Shown at the World's Columbian Exposition The catalog is divided into three parts: Part 1, classed catalog ao cording to' the Decimal classification; part 2, classed catalog according to the Expansive classification; part 3, Dictionary catalog. Part 1 is preceded by alphabetical lists of biography and fiction. The question whether a classed Or a dictionary catalog is more useful is still unsettled, o though much has been written on the subject. (see U. S. Bureau of Education, Public libraries in the United States, pp. 526 Each has advantages; each is useful if well made. Several public libraries of good standing use a card dictionary catalog and a classed printed finding list. For usages of a large number of libraries, see statistics vol ume Cataloging in the comparative library exhibit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Catalog of "A. L. A." Library: 5000 Volumes for a Popular Library It illustrates a special collection. Every library should have such a collection on some subject of general or local interest. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A. L. A. Catalog, Vol. 2: 8, 000 Volumes for a Popular Library, With Notes, 1904 The board would like to add emphasis to the acknowledgments expressed in the editor's preface, particularly to the Library of Congress and its librarian, without whose most generous and hearty help the work could not have been published in a form and on terms so advantageous to the libraries and the people of the whole land. To the many examples of effective cooperation which our association has furnished this may well be added as among the chief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from A. L. A. Catalog, 1904, Vol. 1: 8, 000 Volumes for a Popular Library, With Notes; Class List, With Synopsis of Decimal Classification and Subject Index The board would like to add emphasis to the acknowledgments expressed in the editor's preface, particularly tothe Library of Congress and its librarian, without whose most generous and hearty help the work could not have been published in a form and on terms so advantageous to the libraries and the people of the whole land. To the many examples of effective cooperation which our association has furnished this may well be added as among the chief. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.