Lanterna Rally

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Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-11

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 9781528207348

Excerpt from The American Library Annual: 1916-1917 This volume, the sixth successive issue of the american library annual, or the a4th by inclusion of its predecessor the Annual Literary I ndex, develops the plan outlined last year, of making each yearly volume of distinctive and permanent value by presenting annually features of a special character. Thus the summaries of representative libraries. Presented this year are from libraries other than the three-score included in the preceding volume. This feature was found widely acceptable last year, and it is believed will be of permanent record value, though it did not have the hoped-for result of substantially increasing the support of the volume and enabling larger extension. Among the new features this year which it is proposed to repeat from year to year, is the inclusion of the valuable summaries regarding reference books of the year by Isadore Gilbert Mudge and of library legislation from William R. Eastman. Another is the special list of libraries of religion and theology, complementing the lists of law and medical libraries presented last year. The development of special or business libraries is becoming increasingly important and the list of these libraries in the present volume is practically new, because of its increase of scope and the additional information given. This, it is believed, will make the annual of greater value both to business libraries and to general libraries, which should be in closer touch with libraries of distinctive character and special collections. This list should help toward the aim of the entire library profession, in general or in special libraries, to interrelate with each other so that all libraries may be of the largest service both to the general and to the special public. A most important and practically helpful new feature will be found in the summaries of library schools and courses of library teaching, which have been prepared with much care and with the co-operation of the respective schools. These summaries will answer many questions which are put before librarians by intending students. 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.