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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

to carry out most of the functions of the
library. In the larger library, departmental-
ization and, therefore, speciahzation are pos-
sible. Thus, in the larger library, some of
the departments generally met with are:
administrative, order, catalog, circulation,
bindery, newspaper, reference and special
libraries. Whether executed by an indi-
vidual or by a department, the functions de-
scribed below pertain to all libraries, and in
their major aspects are ahke for both small
and large libraries.
The order department in a library is re-
sponsible for the order and purchase of
books. Good business sense is preeminently
necessary for satisfactory work in it.
The best for the least in the quickest time
is the cardinal principle in all library pur-
chasing. Books required immediately will of
necessity be purchased at once if in print,
but where the element of time is of little
consequence it may be more advisable to wait
imtil purchase at auction, second-hand or
publisher's remainder price is possible. Such
prices are frequently considerably lower than
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