The New York herald., 1877-09-06
CONFERENCE OF LIBRARIANS.


PROCEEDINGS OF THE SEC ND DAYS SESSION
RULES FOR cArALoGUIsa.
The attendance at the second days session OF the
American Library Association the Young Mems
Christian Association Building yesterday was much
larger than on the preceding day.
The time devoted TO the morning session, which
began a, ten o'coek, mostly taxeu up with long
and general discussion the Distribution OF govern
ment publications. Many abuses were pointed out in
the system. and various remedies looking toward i'm
provement suggested, but no action was taken, and
the matter accordingly referred to a iuture
sideration.
The next matter taken up by the Conference was
the discussion OF various means Tor the proper and
most uniform cataloguing of books and alter quite
number OF suggestions had been made, oil which
were deemed worthy OF consideration. while others
were decided impricticaoe, the association adopted
the following proposed rules, and their among
librarians Will therefore become general
NEW cArALocuixa
ats !; an ex.e, Of the title page
cept that notices titles oi authors or ,tter
Of @ any s.ad nor essential :. clear aar description
are Indicated oy three cots he phr seolosy and
given only prop-r and sdjrstvss ana TO initial
yi9is o any Sssdsa 20 make tue
second the ts are given IA oroer the edition the
year oi copyright oi publication brackets The number OF
volumes or OF pages 1t in only volume the lustr"
from actual measureient regardless OF the told o the
the Smsresn Lbrsry sssoestion In COOKS h"Sias more
.han one Destination the number OF pages Is indicated oy
an ,dded indicating adlition'i matter nnpaged
pages 10 properly Describe tue volume
hut no analysis attempted Necessary notes given
foatBcoSs entered under the surnames authors
whom snown; under the Initials of uthor,' names
these only appear the last initial being pat nrst undsr
asecrtaned under the names OF editors of collections,
under names Of counties cities societies bodies
article Of tue perioai iony
ted. commentaries with tue text and transations are
en cred unaer the h adm OF the orisna work, com
the eomnentato The Bible or any part OF is entered
under the word "ible boos having more than
arc catered under too first named in the tilie.
ry IN m .s s "a S .9s names Of satho' are
French snrnames oeg,a Ing with prefix except the
IN ether languages and in French beginning with de
the name under ,hs w owa win u. .s p
o the anne NoDiemsn and eccesiastcu dightarirs
orsnia Writer'S ,ars persons csnoansd and ali cter per-
known only by their first name entered under this
SirA single dash indicates omission Q, the pre-.
OF 'aoordiaaie 9eadns or OF Title dsh connect ny
" Il ssss sr ana n,s o'Hwm "%mosr
ing word entry signifies proOaby" Brackets ncose
Seren Dates are ali given in years Of the common cal.
numbers.
GENERAL BUSINESS
Alter the rules had been read and briefly discussed
the association adjourned, 10 reassemble at two
O'Clock IN the afternoon. when . number OF CON-
mittees were appointed.
The executive committee for the coming year
nominated and elected and consists OF the following
gentlemon:-Messrs. winson, Sponord, Poole and
Dewey.
A general and somewhat jdesultOry conversation
thcn ensued among the gentlemen, their remarks
covering wide range Of copies, wnen adjournment
was had until ten O'Clock tins morning
AN EVENING RECEPTION
AT eight O'Clock IN the evening reception
given under the auspices OF the Library Committee OF
the Young Mems Chr stan Association to the visiting
librarians and large number Of invited guests Prom.
ipent among the guests in the sumptuous parIors
attached 10 the bull ling were Rev. DR.. Deems anu a
number OF other cergymcn. lhe reception was
fine affair and after an hour or 80 spent In the par
lors the Librarians and guests adjourned to the lecture
room, the third story. wnere q bountill collation.
had been spread. After tue collation. the gathering
broke up and all departed, bringing with them pleas.
ant memories Of the evening.