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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

reader together, to prepare special reading
lists or bibliogi-aphies on topics of interest
and in general to develop the use of the
library resources within the building just as
the circulation department is concerned with
the same function outside the building.
" The right book to the right person at the
right time " must be the ideal. Good edu-
cation, wide reading, intensive familiarity
with printed materials, a good memory and
facility in the use of reference books and
indexes of various kinds is essential. Added
to this an innate sense of courtesy and a desire
to be of help to those who use the library
are required.
The head of the circulation department
should hkewise have an intimate understand-
ing of people and of books. Inasmuch as she
and her assistants stand most directly be-
tween the books and those who will use them,
their duty above all else is to bring both
books and readers together; statistics of cir-
culation should thus be looked upon as spe-
cific instances of service rather than as indi-
cations of mere turnover of books. The head
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