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TRAINING FOR LIBRARIANSHIP

is to secure a copy of the school catalog. The
courses given vary with each school, andwhile
all prepare for general library work, some
aim also to train for service of a specific kind.
Some of the schools, for example, design their
courses to fit their students for work as heads
of small libraries or as assistants in larger
libraries. Others aim more particularly to
train for special types of libraries in their
state. This was the case, for example, with the
California State Library School.^ In some
of the schools courses are given which will
prepare the student for special work, as chil-
dren's librarian, high-school librarian or for
work in a business library. Some of the
schools, like those at the University of lUi-
^ This school was discontinued in May, 19^. Mr. Milton
J. Ferguson, Librarian of the California State Libraiy,
writes: " At the May meeting of the Board of State Library
Trustees it was decided to discontinue the California State
LabraTy School. The University of California at Berkeley
has recently established a library school department which
is giving very good service. As a step in the economy of
funds and effort, the State Library will cooperate with the
University in maintaining a satisfactory school, and at the
same time make every effort to extend libraTy service
throughout the state.*'
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