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 III.—LIBRARY MANAGEMENT

This section of the examination will be a test of the candidate's experience and his skill and readiness in dealing with the various practical problems which may come before him. He will be examined as to the methods in use in his own library. The chief subjects may be thus arranged:—

(1) Public Libraries Acts.—History and leading pro- visions (only if the candidate is from a rate- supported library).

(2) Administration.—Committees, staff, finance, business books, rules and regulations for the public.

(3) Buildings.—Plans and specifications, lighting, heating, ventilation.

(4) Fittings and appliances generally, but excluding mechanical methods used in cataloguing.

(5) Maintenance.—Binding, stationery, periodicals, donations, propositions, &c., and their various books of records.

(6) Executive Work.—Charging and registration of books, lending and reference, registration of readers or borrowers, issue and other statistics.

(7) General.—Aid to readers, reference library work, news-rooms.

A list of text-books is appended to this syllabus, showing its scope more nearly. Thus, for the part/ dealing with Classification and Shelf Arrangement the following books are recommended: Edwards' "Memoirs of Libraries," vol. i., Brunet's "Manuel,"