Public libraries in the United States of America; their history, condition, and management. Special report, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education. Part I
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United States. Bureau of Education
Public libraries in the United States of America; their history, condition, and management. Special report, Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education. Part I
Washington, D.C.: Govt. Print. Off., 1876
xxxv, 1187 p. illus., tables. 25 cm.
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Contents
Errata, p. [ii]
[Contents] Table of contents, pp. [iii]-iv
[Contents] List of illustrations, pp. [v] ff.
Letter, Eaton, John pp. [vii]-ix ff.
Introduction, pp. [xi]-xxxv ff.
Chapter I. Public libraries a hundred years ago, Scudder, Horace E. pp. 1-37
Chapter II. School and asylum libraries, pp. 38-59
Chapter III. College libraries, pp. 60-126
Chapter IV. Theological libraries in the United States, Sumner, John S. pp. 127-160
Chapter V. Law libraries, Griswold, Stephen B. pp. [161]-170
Chapter VI. Medical libraries in the United States, Billings, J. S. pp. [171]-182
Chapter VII. Scientific libraries in the United States, Gill, Theodore pp. 183-217
Chapter VIII. Libraries in prisons and reformatories, pp. 218-229
Chapter IX. Professorships of books and reading, Perkins, F. B.; Mathews, William pp. 230-251
Chapter X. Libraries of the general government, pp. 252-278
Chapter XI. Copyright, distribution, exchanges and duties, pp. 279-291
Chapter XII. State and territorial libraries, Homes, Henry A. pp. 292-311
Chapter XIII. Historical societies in the United States, Homes, Henry A.; Fletcher, W. I. pp. 312-377
Chapter XIV. Young men's mercantile libraries, Perkins, F. B. pp. 378-385
Chapter XV. Young men's Christian associations, Brainerd, Cephas pp. 386-388
Chapter XVI. Free libraries, Quincy, J. P. pp. 389-402
Chapter XVII. Public libraries in manufacturing communities, Fletcher, W. I. pp. 403-411
Chapter XVIII. Public libraries and the young, Fletcher, W. I. pp. 412-418
Chapter XIX. How to make town libraries successful, Perkins, F. B. pp. 419-430
Chapter XX. Reading in popular libraries, Winsor, Justin pp. 431-433
Chapter XXI. Art museums and their connection with public libraries, Frieze, H. S. pp. 434-444
Chapter XXII. Free town libraries, pp. 445-459
Chapter XXIII. Free reading rooms, Todd, W. C. pp. 460-464
Chapter XXIV. Library buildings, Winsor, Justin pp. 465-475
Chapter XXV. The organization and management of public libraries, Poole, William F. pp. 476-504
Chapter XXVI. College library administration, Robinson, Otis H. pp. 505-525
Chapter XXVII. Library catalogues, Cutter, C. A. pp. 526-622
Chapter XXVIII. Catalogues and cataloguing, Dewey, Melvil, et al. pp. 623-662
Chapter XXIX. On indexing periodical and miscellaneous literature, Robinson, Otis H. pp. 663-672
Chapter XXX. Binding and preservation, Spoffard, A. R. pp. [673]-678
Chapter XXXI. Periodical literature and society publications, Spoffard, A. R. pp. 679-685
Chapter XXXII. Works of reference for libraries, Spoffard, A. R. pp. 686-710
Chapter XXXIII. Library memoranda, Winsor, Justin pp. 711-714
Chapter XXXIV. Titles of books, Robinson, Otis H. pp. 715-726
Chapter XXXV. Book indexes, Perkins, F. B. pp. 727-732
Chapter XXXVI. Library bibliography, Spoffard, A. R. pp. 733-744
Chapter XXXVII. Library reports and statistics, pp. 745-836
Chapter XXXVIII. Public libraries of ten principal cities, pp. 837-1009
Chapter XXXIX. General statistics of all public libraries in the United States, pp. 1010-1174
Index, pp. [1175]-1187 ff.
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