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 SYLLABUS

I.—BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LITERARY HISTORY

(a) Bibliography.—Besides the practical know- ledge obtained in his own library, the candidate must show a fair knowledge of the matter dealt with in Horne's "Introduction to Bibliography," and the bibliographical articles in the "Encyclopaedia Britannica." He must have some acquaintance with the history of printing, and the leading bibliographical works of reference. He must know the Latin names of the towns most frequently found in imprints.

(b) Literary History (of two countries), especially of the last hundred years.

Each candidate must show that he has a thorough knowledge of the matter of the text-books in the [appended] list, and moreover, an acquaintance with the editions and forms in which the leading writers have been published, and of the literature that has grown up around those works.

II.—CATALOGUING, CLASSIFICATION, AND SHELF ARRANGEMENT

The candidate must be able to catalogue and classify a number of books in at least two languages (one of which must be Latin) besides English. He must be familiar with leading systems of cataloguing, and the best printed catalogues produced in English- speaking countries, theories and schemes of classification, size-notation, shelf-registers, mechanical methods used in cataloguing, &c.