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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

and his information in the aggregate no less.
The same need apphes, although in lesser
degree, to all the supervisory assistants of
management; upon them rests largely the
making effective of the company's policies
and decisions.
To do this and to keep abreast of con-
ditions, sound information is necessary. The
wide range of printed matter has already
been indicated; the amount of technical and
trade literature appearing from day to day is
alone so large that no business man can v^ade
through it all. Moreover, the average busi-
ness man has but little time which he can
devote to reading. Therefore information
that comes to him must be brief yet complete,
reliable, clear and definite, well-organized,
and available on demand. The procuring,
organization and analysis of this information
is, then, the task of the business librarian.
The business hbrary thus means more than a
special collection of books, pamphlets and
clippings on a subject or group of subjects.
Indeed, number of volumes is a secondary
consideration. The aim of the business
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