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 New Scheme of Library Association Examinations. 315 view by the Examiners in settling the questions ; and the candidate should be advised to bear in mind that no study of text-books is of value unless accompanied by a knowledge of books such as can only be acquired by actual experience in a library. July 2%th, 1894. PROPOSED SYLLABUS. I. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LITERARY HISTORY. (Two literatures to be taken, of which one must be English.) (a) Bibliography. Besides practical knowledge, the can- didate must show a fair knowledge of the matter dealt with in Text-books 5 and 6 of the present syllabus. 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, especially of the last hundred years. Each candidate must show that he has a thorough knowledge of the matter of the prescribed text-books, and an acquaintance with the editions and forms in which the works of leading writers have been published and of the literature that has grown up around those works. II. CATALOGUING, CLASSIFICATION, AND SHELF ARRANGE- MENT. 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 familar with leading systems of cataloguing and the best printed cata- logues produced in English-speaking countries, theories, and schemes of classification, size notation, shelf registers, &c. 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 :