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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

the station library should, therefore, be one
of the first considerations in the organiza-
tion of the station, and not merely a desir-
able adjunct."
The present Chief of the Office of Experi-
ment Stations writes in no less definite
manner
" The advantage of the hbrarian in such a
line of activity lies in a training which has
taught skill and patience in conducting such
searches in a thorough and systematic man-
ner, a knowledge of sources of material and
of bibliographic helps, and a special faculty
which experience develops in tracing infor-
mation to its source. This type of assistance
has not been as largely utilized in agricultural
research as it might be, partly perhaps be-
cause the subjects are technical and often
more specialized, and the investigator is
accustomed to employ only trained assistants
in conducting the teclinical features of in-
quiry. On the other hand, the field has not
been entered by librarians except in a limited
extent, probably because of the reasons cited
and because of the pressure of other library
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