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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

plexity and increased number of problems.
From a simple agricultural basis and a simple
machine industry, gi-eat industrial enter-
prises have sprung up, giving rise to changed
economic and social conditions. City life
and community life have become more in-
volved and more complex, calling thereby
not only for more legislation, but greater
care in drafting it. All these developments
have considerably augmented the responsibil-
ity of the legislator and have forced him to
rely on others for information as a basis
for action.
It should be noted further that modern
legislative sessions are comparatively short.
In this short period, the average legislator,
no matter how great his intelligence, finds it
well-nigh impossible to secure an intimate
acquaintance with the questions involved in,
or that have given rise to, the demand for
particular legislation. Frequently he has
political and social duties which serve further
to minimize his time. On the other hand, re-
search organizations, economists, sociologists,
educators and others are continually adding
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