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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

a book marked for him. There is, however,
much room for development in this field.
In organizing or managing a business
library, thorough acquaintance with all the
phases of work of the company or business is
necessary. The wider this knowledge is, the
more definite can the service be that is ren-
dered. If the business is manufacturing, the
librarian must know the various processes
involved from the receipt of the raw material
to its shipment as a finished product. If it is
a sales organization, the librarian should learn
everything possible about sales methods. In
an advertising concern the subject to be mas-
tered is obviously means and methods of
advertising; in a credit organization, it
is credits.
A knowledge of the personnel, policy and
methods of the concern is equally essential.
Since the aim of the library is primarily ser-
vice to those engaged in the business, an
understanding of the work of the various
departments and employees is fundamental,
and, in order that the library may work in
harmony with all, a knowledge of the way in
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