The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-25
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Most women do not know that nova
days the work OF a librarian must be
thoroughly taught, that the work Of pre-
pairing for It needs a years novitiate at
beast, and that more things than the mere
names of volumes are required of the
priestess aspiring to its rites.
"Gracious! Do women have to study
before entering as librarians. said a
bright little woman the other day. why.
what In the world Is there to learn2 A
few books and the names of authors, and
how to paste on those paper slips. and
so en-. Why. I thought that being a libra
rian was a sort of sinecure, which could
be gotten only through influenced I didn't
suppose that anyone could get in just by
dint Of work and BRAIN
But every year, nevertheless, women
are being admitted to the libraries, not
as aspirants for a ~slnecure, but as women
who nave studied for the purpose and
expect to work and gain their necessary
funds.
Here are some Of the branche taught
in connection with this profession at some
of cur Philadelphia institutions. which
are doing good work in this line:-Dic-
tionary cataloguing, supplemented by
practical cataloguing under supervision;
the arrangements of finding lists; library
economy, which Is a branch different
from cataloguing In library, and which
includes library handwriting; accession
and order work; classiiea tion. shelf de-
partment, a~lphabeting. mechanical pre-
paration of the books for the shelves,
care of the periodicals and pamphlets,
bookbindins. charging system work, stock
taking. supplies business forms. CORES
p~ondence, statistics. proof reading, type
writing. and 50 on,
Lectures are given before classes upon
the history Of English literature, studies
in Nineteenth Century French and Ger
man authors. ana in reference work and
photography.
These last subjects include the studies
Of general encyclopedias, dictionaries, at
Eases, cyclopedias of special subjects, in
dexes and keys to periodicals and general
literature, c-oncordances, public docu-
ments, books and reading and children's
literature. Practical questions are given
to students to be ooked up In reference
books. And, moreover. student must
spend a certain amount of time in prac-
teal work under supervision of the libra
rian of the school in which they study.
A good High School education or its
equivalent is always necessary for a
woman nowadays who wishes to become
q librarian, and the library studies will
in all probability take her a -year-school
year-to learn thoroughly.
From this outline Of the principal
studies necessary the work of a librarian,
fully hedsed. can be guessed at even by
the tyro. Once in the library the novice
receives a salary of about Sc per week
not more. The work is something like
seven hours per day In most Libraries.
These seven hours are alternatea. One
day a woman will begin at nine o'clock
in the morning and work for seven hours.
But the following day she is likely to
have afternoon work.
Advancement Is not made according to
the length of time a woman has been
In the line, but according to her knowl-
edge. brightness and hard work. Adj
yancements as with most good things are
slow, but sure. The removal for one
cause or other of ene of the workers, or
her Abandonment Of ONCE is the means
through which higher appointments are
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