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Excerpt from The Library Journal, Vol. 2: Official Organ of the American Library Association, Chiefly Devoted to Library Economy and Bibliography, (January-December, 1886) The key to this enormous heap of material is, of course, to be found in the index, in which a bibliographer, Of critical acumen could probably drive a horse and cart through every page. But any one who has ever been lost' in the labyrinth of Government publications will be grateful for what he gets, and in this index he gets a great deal. To take two or three examples: There are thirteen entries under Library of Congress, with perhaps a hundred page-references, but no reference from Congress or Congressional to Library the 1876 Report on Public Libraries is entered under Public. But not under Libraries, and, by the way, the note on this work on p. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Includes, beginning Sept. 15, 1954 (and on the 15th of each month, Sept.-May) a special section: School library journal, ISSN 0000-0035, (called Junior libraries, 1954-May 1961). Also issued separately.

This comprehensive index covers volumes 1-22 of the Library Journal, a respected publication for librarians and book enthusiasts. It includes essential information on bibliographies, library science, and notable book reviews and critiques from 1876-1897. This index is an important resource for anyone studying library science or the history of print culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.