The mirror., 1917-01-11
A Word to Our Book Lovers
FROM The FRIEND Or OUR LIBRARY, MISS MIRIAM E.
CAREY, SUPERVISOR Or INSTITUTION LIBRARIES

AS the new catalogue will soon be ready for
distribution | take this opportunity to make few
statements with regard to it and call attention to
of the valuable books listed in it,
We have in the library a system of library
records which gives several lists of the books in
stead of the single list made in the printed catalogue
One of these is called the Accession Record AS
soon as book is received the library is entered
in this record and receives number which corre-
spends with the line number in the record book No
other volume ever has this number The price of
the book is also entered and the name of the dealer
or book seller. Also the of the donor if the
book is gift. This record becomes history of the
library it also includes the items of withdrawal,
loss, wearing and rebnding. This list is made
however without reference to alphabetng. 1t can
be used basis of insurance. in case of fire as it is
complete business record Of the books Also the
last number in the accession book indicates the
whole number of books which have been added since
the opening of the library.
There two indexes of the accession record
kept on cards One is arranged by classes and from
it the printed list is compiled The other is by titles
and is for the use of the librarians in looking up
books which called for by title
AS there other records besides the printed
catalogue the importance of bavne an exact con-
secutive numbering of the catalogue is lessened
Accordingly, when obliged TO resort to
various devses to keep the books in classes in the
new catalogue used the same number with pre-
fix of a, b, needed to give each book separate
call number and yet keep with books of it's class
1t has been something of trick to make this
catalogue while the library was open and the books
in circulation but the library boys have kept right at
it checking and re-checking REMEMBERING and ar
ranging, and have kept ahead of their work from the
beginning of the assignment.
The Warden has taken great interest in the pur-
chase of all books which will help the men who are
trying to improve themselves especially those who
taking correspondence courses.
Probably the valuable set of reference
books for such students s the International Library
of Technology, published by the Scranton, Pa, Text
book Company. The Warden has put nearly
complete set of these works into the library and if
they prove to be useful will probably add the re-
mander in the course of time
The following are some of the topics covered by
this library of technology:
Advertising, Architectural Drawing Business.
Civil Engineering, Concrete Engineering, Design
and Illustration, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Drawing, Salesmanship Automobiles Cattle and
Fruit Raising Telegr raph and Telephone operating
and other trades and Industries also included
An analysis of the topics covered by the volumes
belonging to this series will be printed later for the
convenience of those who wish to use it
Many valuable reference books have also been
purchased that there source of material to be
had for finding the answers to almost any question
If the collection does prove adequate for this
other additions will be made to in order that the
prison library may have good working collection
of reference books be obtained. 1t is one of
the signs of the times" that people to the liz
braries for answers to their questions much more
than was formerly the case.
The library has always been strong in history
and biography. 1t is just as good in other
lines and it is the wish of the Warden to have it in
all respects equal to any legitimate demand which
will be made upon it. The objec, of it is not re-
creation much as education and mental stlmulous
and uplift.