S/4t DIRECTOR AZARIAH SMITH ROOT Librarian, Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio INSTRUCTORS +5 MartHA WILSON & Librarian, Lincoln Library Springfield, Il. = Library Administration i! C, SEYMOUR THOMPSON _Libvavian, Public Library r ~ Savannah, Ga. {The Library Profession: Its Organization, Methods and Activities. if JosEPH L. WHEELER Librarian, Public Library Youngstown, Ohio Public Library Administration. HELEN E. HAINES 1175 North Mentor Ave. Los Angeles, Cal. Book Selection Others to be announced TREASURER W. E. GayvLorp Gaylord Bros., Syracuse, N. Y. SECRETARY H. J. GAYLORD Gaylord Bros., Syracuse, N. Y. REGISTRAR FORREST B. SPAULDING Consulting Librarian Gaylord Bros , Syracuse, N. Y. P.O. DRAWER 14 SYRACUSE, N. Y. TENTATIVE OUTLINE OF FIRST COURSES TO BE OFFERED /’/ - addr¢sted to THE REGISTRAR 2.0.74 . AMERICAN CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL OF LIBRARIANSHIP fi f All’ cOmmunications should be > (Fj DRAWER ‘14, SYRACUSE, N. Y. SCHOOL LIPRARY ADMINISTRATION. By Miss Martha Wilson, Librarian, Lincoln Library, Springfield, Illinois. The aim of this course is to state the place of the library in modern education, to give sources of information concerning books useful in connection with school library work, and to descriteysome of the adaptations of library processes useful tm 7 fi. organizing and maintaining a school librany. ; The course in School Library Administration as outlined consists of three parts(each of 20 lessons). Part 1. THE SCHOOL LIBRARY; its function, education; brief history and present status; standards; public libraries and school libraries; various types of school libraries (each treated separately). Part II. BOOK SELECTION (not to be confused with the general course in Book Selection outlined be- low); principles of school library book selec- tion; their application to various types of schools; reference books; book ordering. Part III. ADMINISTRATION; appropriations, budget,ete, ; records; adaptations of classification; adapta- tions of cataloging; reports; statistics} binding and mending; relationships, school and library, etc.; scores; surveys. THH LIBRARY PROFESSION: its early Organization and Activities, by C.Seymour Thompson, Librarian, Public Library, Savannah,Georgia. A general course of 20 lessons designed to enable the student to see the field as a whole, to grasp its true signi- ficance and endless possibilities, and to acquire the broad outlook without which success is always limited. This course will embrace subjects such as ideals and aims of the modern library; the day’s work of a library; The American Correspondence School of Librarianship is conducted by the Director and Corps of Instructors who are all actively engaged in Library work. It is financed by the firm of ss Gaylord Bros., in whose building at Syracuse, N.Y., the Business Offices of the School are located. ay Joseph = mhep HPA preston, i A course of ela parte of 20 lessons edt Fi: be offered for city, ee AS ats biases courses are being prepared under the direction of hie Wheeler, with the assistance of various experts in their respective subjects who are preparing and wilt conduct the > etual lessons in some subjects. © “eee ae re 3 af part I. SGV euWi ee ttan and finances Sen © 1 oe libraries. 2 ate Mr. Wheeler. Loan work in city libraries, including salesmanship cae and the loan desk layout. — ee 8 Re Sa . Miss Zaidee Brown. We TII. Organization and finances of smaller libraries, = (Instructor to be selected), Part Iv. Loan work in town and village libraries. eh teas ee Miss Zaidee Brown, aap pir Sa age ae Branch and station administration, including travel- us ing libraries, relations between branches and main library in such matters as registration, inter-loan, reference work, etc, a (Instructor to be selected). County Library Work, eS rth (Instructor to be selecte Part VII. Library publicity based on community studies Sr ag including library printing. Mr, Wheeler, : | Part VIII. perry building and equipment. : | (Instructor to be selected). es a By Miss Helen E, Haines, Instructor, rel a ie ch course in general book selection, an nicweniary course in ae: parts of 20 lessons each. Additional parts of this — course, embracing advanced and specialized book Ebi ean i Later be offered if the demand warrants. ie oeee on ‘the: standard gas P earrent aids in ‘boo etlon e a : Ba: Ee ess Part ae will, carry ee, uae of book selection in x En detail into "specific classes of literature, keeping to « oi lection suited for a well-rounded small general collection; ill take up individually such subjects as biology, history, . ravel, sociology, matures drama, poetry, fiction, Ot Oy ga ae co The above courses will be the first of- fered and work upon them is well under way. It is hoped that students may be enrolled in_ some of them before the end of the present year. Additional courses which will be of- fered later, and for which instructors are . now being selected, are: , Cataloging Classification Work with Children ree Children's Book Selection YP tig Reference Work. : ah A ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS. Lee must satisfy the Director and the instructor con- cerned that they will arena to take the courses for which they ~ deer “The minimum educational equipment required for any course is & High School education or its equivalent. In rare instances those acking in educational qualifications but who have had See ae perience to warrant an exception being made, will be permitted ) take courses as special students. An important requirement. for trance is the recommendation of a librarian actively engaged in — @ work and known to the School, Every applicant will be Lee to refer to at least one such librurian. Unless the applics at is ~ known personally to the School, an additional requirement will be 1 interview which will be arranged for by oe School between ‘the. CERTIFICATES. hs: those who complete one or more courses satisfactorily, ecording to the records of the instructors, the School will fasue . rtificate upon which will be stated the courses taken and the © tte of their termination. These certificates are of value only record of work accomplished and should not be confused with | nt Miedo the completion of fart one or two- -~yéar courses! An, eee, o ae i) i) It must be remembered that the American ee i oe of Librarianship is a pioneer in the field of correspondence in- »struction in library subjects. The Schoolsenjoys the confidence and support of most of the country’s leading librarians and accred- ited library schools; but it is in a sense an experimental venture in library training. Until those who have completed the courses offered by the School have an opportunity of proving the worth of such courses in actual library work, the certificate of the School » will be of but nominal value, as a matter of record. As time goes on the value of the school certificate to its holder will increase in direct proportion to the notable work done by those who have taken the School’s courses. . ra POSITIONS. It is expected that the School will appeal primarily to those elready holding library adele tiven but who lack the requisite train- ing for desired promotions. The School will endeavor at all times to keep in’ close touch with the ey Of tue cerfificatées. . and upon request will try to secure new positions for those who ‘desire them, At the present time there is a much greater demand for qual- ified librarians, both in public and school libraries, than there are people to fill the vacancies. Though the School can give no guarantee of constant employment in library work, it can assure any qualified library worker, willing to go where opportunity offers, of a reasonable chance of a good library position. LENGTH OF COURSES. It will be noted above that many of the courses consist of several parts. These parts may be taken separately or ina se- quence recommended by the School, at the option of the student. Hach part consists of twenty lessons and is known as a unit course. Hach lesson presupposes about four hours' work on the part of the Student, thus each unit course will require an average of eighty ‘Rours of the student’s time for satisfactory completion. There is “no limit to the number of courses which may be taken at one time, » The School will, however, decide in the case of each individual + student how many courses can be profitably taken at one time based upon the amount of time which is free for study. f | MATERIAL IN COURSES. 5 Hach lesson paper will be printed and contain space for the : addition of students’ notes. These lessons will be of varying ee length but printed on uniform size sheets punched to fit loose leaf pane O's for permanent preservation. They will always remain the BL Be Pr ck 6 one ae a. eeenitiont: Pe tone. will be Men igs to. “chased by the student. These are all books which will be of abo the student in later library work and may be purpnes sds! at s or count ene with a fair Beet ibn of reference books “commonly used. In exceptional cases the lack of such facili- © -tieés will be met by so-called traveling libraries, which will be yy BESS t by the School to the student in need of them. Small traveling ~~ ibraries comprising more or less rare and expensive books with © —. hich every student should be familiar will also be sent out by the hool and routed to each student. COsT. ‘The exact cost of the School’s courses has not yet been deter- — : - whe cost of a single unit course will probably in no case exceed $25. Costs will be kept as low as is consistant with the *service offered, and discounts will be offered which will enable a student once registered in the School to take two or more courses t a reduction from the cost of the same courses taken singly. Lae te ila nea Pree SS a, ae ry APS AE Spt Azariah S. Root. Director. For additional information, blanks for registration, etc., ee address THE REGISTRAR, ge P.0. 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