The New York herald., 1877-10-19
LIBRARIANS IN COUNCIL.
REMARKABLE GATHERING OF THE WORLDS s
FAMOUS LIBRARIANS IN IoNpoN-INTEREsT-
ING FACTS ABOUT BOOKS AND THEIR
KEEPERS.


ING FACTS ABOUT BOOKS AND THEIR
KEEPERS.
LONDON, Oct. Q, 1877.
The rst general Conference OF librarians hela
In England ended its session last evening. after four
days deliberations. Besides the chief librarians Of
the kingdom there good representation OF tor
eigrers, including NJ do Lisie Of Paris; tho Abbate
Mondno, OF Palermo; M Petit. of Brussels Professor
Justin wnsor, OF the Harvard Library; Mr.. Poole, of
Chicago and Mr.. Lloyd, of Philadelphia. Mr.. J. Win
ter Jones' the Chief Librarian OF the British Museum
was chosen 70 preside over the meetings
OF the Conference The place Of meeting
was the theatre Of tho Royal Institution
in Albomarle street, Piccady, the celebrated
library, reading and lecture room, OF which Count
Rumiord was the earliest promoter, and the labora
tory OF which wcrc made many Of the famous expert
men,s and researches OF Sir Humphrey Davy aud
Michael Faraday. Mr. Winter Jones opened tho dis
cussions by reading inaugural address. Adherlng
strictly 10 tho spirit In which the Conference was
called he said very little about authors and great
deal about books merely as books Isaac Dsracli him.
solf could hardly have treated carnedly Of tho
details and echnicaliies OF libraries library making
aud library keeping, or the curoties OF manuscripts.
From the modes OF heating and vcntilatng tho room
the fine points OF binGing and dccayed pages.
the whole range OF mechanical detail dealt with
IN the most practical OF the Librarian himself
Mr. Jones said much that very true II not very new.
A librarian cannot too much be too catholic IN
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Casalbon his love the Of the books under his
which lipraaa may t.ko was Indicated oy The ainaoe
lis colleagues III caaiognn Brit
ish Museum as sheep travcIg a,onS ,"aa mmd stopping
nli things 70 know several languages
In Conducting his purchases braran viii follow his
system the employment OF agents i not always
the economical mode
Mr. Jones tnen gave some interesting details OF the
working Of the library OF the BrlisL Museum Tho
library is marked out in divisions. In division
certain attendants arc placed whose duty IL is 10 re-
cciye readers tickets, to enter the book wanted IN
register and then hand IL another attendant who
carries il to the reading room. A saving OF halt The
which be occupied Is effected by this DIS
triput,on OF functions the attendants nre trans
fcrred from to anoiher tu iamlarize each
Of them with the contents OF the whole library, ana
hus provide Tor the occasional absence OF lndvd-
uuls Tho whole OF the books ~ the reading room are
examined once IN every three days
The address closed with statement OF the proposal
to form library association oil tho British Kingdom.
This proposal carried INTO effect during yesterdays
session. the practical result OF tue Conference.
me BRUSH Library Association is now settled fact.
Its ilrst meeting will Dc held next year IN London.
NOVEL ARRANGEMENT
The contributions of the American delegates were
briel but business ike ana Practical Nr fooe OF the
Pubic Library OF Chicago, acKnow lcdgcd gratefully
the git OF 1000 volumes ronl England TO Chicago, to
replace the OF the IRE. Mr. Meivl Dewey, AS
sistant Librarian oil Amherst College Library, described
u system of hts own invention for the distribution OF
books from library. s.rhe library s divided lnto
nine special libraries Each special library Is split up
into nine divisions, and each division into nine Sec
tons There IS an aIphabet'c INDEX o subjects You
that in the fourth sec,oa OF the fourth DIVISION oil the
fourth special library you will nnd all the books on the
SUBJECT"
pIyEp BY THE LORD MAYOR
On Thursday evening the members of the Confer.
the Mansion House Among the guests were N. De
L,sle, Matthew Arnold Sir Edward Greasy, Rev. IL.
0. Coke Bodleys librarian, ana Baron de Watevilie,
Director OF Science aud Letters, III the Ministry OF
Pubic Instruction, Paris. On behalf OF tho Ameri-
cans Professor Winsor of Harvard, in response to
toast, said:-
striving soveno less than the educational problem.
We tine me a i a ." %
your university We sarers with you of the old
frank tod we have the will; we pray for way. We
future w the o al was
impressed with the memories OF viii your Will my
!. IS yours. book better sSa,sssS sclsss We
n. ss alio s Father @
our endeayors we urge them with enthusiasm ans 4 We
the time when welcome Bl.ons to Libraries
tcnsive with our country.
"oRGAMn
The Conference adopted the .lDaerican Library
Joarnal as the official Journal OF the
Among subjects OF discussion that the aavlsa-
bty OF oaning out books occupied the attention OF
the Conference longest, but without definite result
Among the interesting ''notes" Of tho proceedings
Mr. Harrison. Of the London Library gave a remi.
niscence of the dist ingnshed author oi 'Lsmond
'ihe Nirginans,n who asked him book Wofe
II do know about his battlcs,H said MIR.
Thackerayi II can learn those from histories.
something that will tell me the color oi the brecchcs
he wore'
The telephone is coming into extensively in
American Libraries. The branch librarian asks Tor
books which sent from the library by express.
MEMORANDA.
The following Interesting facts about bookbIndng
elected -For purposes OF binding paper, If kept
dry, Is q most enuurng material, ana tue binding
should be assimilatcd TO H. Vellum comes next Tor
endurance Perfect spec ciulcns OF early Italian vcum
binding sun cXtanL Hogskin, Tho material for
the binding OF the catly German books, beautifully
preserved 10 this day Calf Is spoilt by dyes Russia
is excellent material when constant usc thus
perpetually roiubricated Dv tue maud. Therefore It
makes excellent pocketbooks Lett itself drops
20 dust False bands should not be put the back Of
books. In large public library should be
bound in white buckram, lettered in INK, gold
letters, which oil aud only suited To ditedne
Libraries Tho ornaments should be red. blue, &C.
according the subject tho work. The corners are
cxcrescence, like the iase bands the back The
edges might be made OF some II lettcred. Pam
phleis should not be bound, Dut inserted in boxes
Cockroaccs VIII az tack ana destroy books bound 10
crimson cloth. Bookbinding costs twice much IN
America Europe