Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1905-08-27
LIBRARY DISCUSSION.
eport From Regents Committee.
NEVADA STATE uN,vEes,rx

NSuOs NEVADA
Presidents ONCE Aug. Ss. 1908
honorable Oscar ]. Smith
Chairman of Board Of Reoopts
Nevada State University.
Reno, Nevada.
My Dear SIR
! herewith transmit to you the re.
port OF the Library Committee upon
the selection of the Librarian TO-.
the current year, with the request
mat you give it to the newspapers of
the State for publication.
The report states very clealy the
reasons that influenced the Library
Committee in making their selection:
II shows that they were actuated Ly
the best motives and by an intellec-
tual appreciation of the needs of the
f>-lorary and the University It shows
that they were very DESTROYS to en-
ploy young women who were grail
yates of the University or resi-
dents of the State, provided, that the
persons so employed would make the
requisite preparation to discharge the
duties of Librarian with trained in
telligence for the particular work of
Library management.
| have the honor to reman.
Very respectfully. yours.
J. E. STUBS,
Presiden-.
THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
The Committees Point of View.
Some Ideals.
President J. e. Stubs,
Dear Sr:-Since the Library Com
mittee has been prevented by tho
nature of the present newspaper dis
cussion from making a formal state
ment of its part in the selection of a
librarian, We herby request that you
transmit to the chairman lof the
Board of Regents, for the informa-
ton of the public, some history of tie
EFFORTS made by the Library Comm =
tee to improve that part of the Uni
versity service
Very respectfully yours,
J. E. CHURCH. Jr.,
Chairman Library COMMITTEES.
The Growing Importance of the
Library.
1t has not been many years since
instruction in American colleges ard
universities were predominantly given
by means of textbooks with labra-
tories and libraries cutting a very
small figure. AS these instructions
sSnave developed into real universities.
laboratories and libraries have become
a very important means of instrtc-
tons Any institution which would 10
day follow the older methods would
forfeit its rights to be considered
among the progressive institutions OF
higher education.
The Increased use Of the library
thus made necessary, has called, no.
only for larger library and one GOV.
ering wider fields of knowledge, bul
cruder management that answered th+
purpose when the library was small
and used but little will no longer 40
The matter of classifying books in sucl
way as to make them properls
available is difficult thing for which
special preparation is required. Tn
devices for making the circulation o
books most effective are easy if on
understands them, but one who is ie
norant is sure to make mistakes the
seriously impair the usefulness of tn
librarv. E'Vs
There is a difference, too, betwee
the management Of library used 70
the purpose of study and investigated
and a library in which the chief d.
mand is for popular fiction. A |
brary can be made properly availabl
for such study and investigation onl
by one who understands how to
that particular thing. 1t is distine
profession.
here is du IMPRESSION IHOIS VI ICE
prevalent that any intelligent, wei
educated person can manage librar
successfully without special prepaT'
ton. This view, however, is not hel
Sks,Sy those who have had experience
university Libraries. On the contrar
the recent rapid development of
braries has called forth new pr
fession with it's professional librar
journals and it's organizations devote
to the advancement of library met
DDS and with it especial profession
schools. It has won distince prepa
alton just as have law and medicin
In most, if not all, of the larger ur
yorsities the librarian is equal in di