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 Outline of tyro lectures - Illinois State Library School 
 
 Hay 9-10 - 1912 
 
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 INTRODUCTION. 
 
 1. Definition of special libraries 
 
 2. Kinds of special libraries 
 
 a. Legislative reference libraries 
 
 b. Iiunicipal " " 
 
 c« State utilities comr.iasions libraries 
 
 d. Libraries of special organizations and societies 
 
 e. Business libraries 
 
 1. newspaper and liagazine offices 
 
 2. Manufacturing industries 
 3 * Public utilities companies 
 4. Welfare work libraries 
 
 TJIE, , C OrTIUBUT ION OP LIBRARY SCIENCE TO EBPICIETCY IN HODERN BUSIfESS^ 
 
 1. The function of a library’ ir. the work of a modern business organi- 
 
 zation (illustrated by a Public utilities company. ) 
 
 The character of librar- service required by an 
 
 a. Operating -department 
 
 1. Publicity department 
 
 2. New business department 
 
 b. Engineering department 
 
 o. Lxai inations and reports department 
 
 2. Qualifications for successful librarian ship. 
 
 a. Professional qualifications 
 
 Library training vs. business knowledge. 
 
 b. Personal qualifications 
 
 3. Some methods of work used in conducting business libraries. 
 
 a. Selection of material 
 
 b. Reference work over telephone 
 o. Periodical indexing 
 
 d. Special methods used with government documents 
 
 e. Order department 
 
 f. Technical file 
 
 g. Photograph file 
 
 h. Lantern slides 
 
 4-. The unentered fields of business librarianship - a door of 
 
 opportunity. 
 
 Pros and eons of business librarianship 
 
 b. Correspondence filing 
 
 c. Library work for commercial associations 
 
 d. Indexing technical periodicals literature 
 
 e. Idbrary school instruction in business librarian- 
 
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