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    August is, 1887 The Publishers' Circular...

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    LIBRARIANSHIP.

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    Atticorum Fragmenta edidit Theodorus Koch / which The editor will include promises an iiidex a supp to lementary the work . part ,

    A new work by Dr . Ludwig Buchner , entitled A ^ r mm w ¦ " - — — — ' Thatsachen — - — * - ~ ^ » - ^ ^ — ^^ ^ b a . und - w h ^*^ b Theori ¦¦«* M ^ fc mr fe en A b y ( » Facts H V ^^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^^ ^ ^^ ^^ ^^ i ^^

    and Theories ) , deals with some scientific hfifore bet subjects ore tne the which public Dublic have or of late late been . . broug Wr We can can ht . prominentl only onlv hrmfl briefly y v

    netism mention and some Hypnotism of the contents , The , Female such as Brain Mag-,

    The The delation Relation ot of the the bun Sun to to Life Lire . , The The * Sni { Spiritual ritnn . l Development This book is of of undeniable the Animal interest King . dom , & c .

    new new Herr catalogue catal S ogue pemann or of his his , of well well Stutt --known known gart , sends ' ' Collection C ! nllf > f us » t ; irm a

    Spemann / which now comprises more than literature 250 volumes . of the best works in European

    more by Herr Of volumes the Phili ' . Universal pp ¦ ( 2301 ¦ Eeclam to Bibliothek , 2310 jun i mmim . ) , of have , Lei ' published pzi just g , ten

    peared - —— - — — — — — . -r Heinrich , — ' ' ~^ » ^^ r ^^ «^ " ^ Heine ^^ ^^ ^ m ^^ ' s ^^ Memoiren r m m ^ vv V ^^^ a ^* w •^ ' forms ™ . r ap ^^ % J W- ~ r one of these neat and attractive Bandchen .

    1 Les Memoires du GUneVal Cluseret have just his g nis ive fellow ieiiow us appeared the frank Communards in jud two gment volumes of , the 10 mo author . They on 1

    charges with uommunards vanity , love , , most most of show or of w -whom and hom , lazi he -m - ness . The author does not jud , himself so

    h book arshl are y . the Not instructions the least interesting for La ge , Guerre part of dans the

    la Hue , ' in the event of a future Commune . sterdam entitled entitled Messrs , have . Frederick recentl Miiller y issued & Co a catalogue ., of Am- ,

    . \< ' Canona Janona Medica medica . / ' which whinh contains nrmtn / m « an n . r > extraordinary collection of rare and curious old t books in medicine i mt i and h i v »» m k mf mm . ft The

    perusal - — — — of « -- — — the — -w ^^ title ^ - ^^ ^^ ^^ is ^» ^** ' ^ almost ^ m * v *^^ ^ ^ an surgery w ^ ^ education ^^ ^^ w ^ _ _ fl in , j ^ ^^ ifcself . ,

    us us a a Herr catalogue catalogue Karl J or . Triibner rar rare e and and , curious curious of Strasburg books books , sends con o .

    rvn-taining some valuable incunabulae and , illustrated works of the fifteenth and sixteenth

    centuries .

    August Is, 1887 The Publishers' Circular...

    August is , 1887 The Publishers' Circular 863

    Librarianship.

    LIBRARIANSHIP .

    To the JEditor of the Publishers' C rcular . ' issue issue Sir of , —In reply to ' Inquirer ' s' query in your

    of the or Edinburg ivuguat August 1 i h . , . respecting resDectinsr Public Library the the Librarianshi JLi , brananship I may say n that his information is perfectly correct

    . master The in —wr—w appointment ^^ «* who TV ^ . a-v ^ - . has AAI . V *** had aa has « . v % a . no IAV been experience V /^( X given . |^ V / JL A \ - * M . M to . \ sKJ whatever a JXC school 4 iUV > V ^ Jl

    libraries — the * viu formation and will JtrfK and therefore WAJVA management have JA to of spend free

    - . m ™— ¦ ^ , ^ waa . - * - ^ . VTA . * ., . . X ^* V ^ * . ^^ . .. W Y V / U ^^ O 1 ^ / VjAXU , some before time he can in put trying his hand to learn to it his . I business am not

    aware that the Committee have advertised for rian an assistant but it who is must highl be probabl a professional e that libra this

    -^ . y course One almost will commend involuntaril itself y connects to their the jud idea gment of .

    not this a Scotchman been case it taken will - with iato be apparent that consideration of economy t | ja . t . economy Evidentl ; but haa in " the Committee are willing to pay a handsome y

    price tor a ngure-head , and so long as that

    Librarianship.

    m figure atter -head I The is bothering a good fc Scotchman ratepayer may what grumble — does it

    M-m-mMJV V V ^^ * . -ML . -a . * -- ^/ m-r v- ^ v *^ .. ^^* . *«* m - ** » - ^« » t ^ ^^ v — 1 / cjj but Hn perhaps f . even Avan at that -hTi such o . * - , ma a useless v not nnf . m Tn waste atter athftr of much much his money seein seeing « ,

    may , From From that there what wh ! a . t . is T saw a Mr a , w . ot of Carneg Mr Mr . . Morrison iviornson ie ' s ^ 50 , 000 l I sopuia should to go tajie take at .

    him to be , a man of considerable ability , and if working the library order I had should been hav established e considered and the in

    appoin w vr h X 1 ole V / jl \ j t tment uii hing LiAc » has xxlvkj not to vv unreasonable ^ be n / v / begun v ^^ y ^ *¦*•*— from — - . -- > — - ——— But the — when founda — — the

    tion it seems to me that the common-sense of hard them -heade to select n d business a man men who oug had ht to the have entire led

    business doubt vlV vl k / w that ULXtll at his _ KJ such _ « -1 , V finger / AA a tw - man ** ends . *» - *¦— . * ¦ . would i -w There ml . « . — — — hav can e ^ be T saved no —

    them now and otherwis fail from to fall many e , . into But extravagances which perhap they s Mr , can . monetary Morrison hardly nrm-rT turn - / -iiim out s \ n 4- to + / -v be ! - » £ } a born V »/ -4 T » r » librarian liViTfl . ria . n . ± T ^ ! or OT the thft

    may credit be of so Edinburg as it is h r it ather is to l , be te hoped in the this da with may him ¦ to , mdlce ^ iim JiAX into a librarian - ** " *—— — . Yet — y

    in VT ¦ I U ± M the . 1 J _ I estimation 1 _ \ J \ J ml Vl . \> l */ l * S AX of -L his AM . M . W Committee ^ r -. a few months J . J . XV / -J . J . UXXO spent Op \ - / J . ll ; in JLJ . X visiting V AkJAUJLJ-X ^ the w * A ^ Eng ^ u———Q— lish — — ¦ - free :

    libra-It ries is will this be fact quite that sufficient Committees for this do not purpose give . ; ' , the tne technical xecnnicai

    - due dne knowled weight vrpiioht and to fco- the the do not value value sufficientl of or y recognise the prof essional ge , statusof ¦ + the / librar ^ ianwhich

    yUV Ul V 1 vOOlvlllIlL kJ % J € Al % J \ JlUy , * ?** u- ** . w -. * --- » - — , constitutes We have been the ' try raw ing spot for ' of the to profession persuade .

    years fessional i ourselves cooiuxjai iiiviif men and . other We » » v- » 11 have . U peop 1 » \_» formed jlv le ** that . *»^ ^ w ~ an «— we associatio —— are pro n - _ _ _ and -ii hav

    with instituted XUOUltUUuU a tremend . Vi examinations \ CUllXlllUl 6 usl uxvyiiu y long and «^ i » . jl v ^ nam goodness O e -w , ——— ' - — knows ¦ — e ¦ ¦ — __ - m > . * Then nil

    there what UJ . M . KsM . * u K comes besides /\ SHI _ t . 5 iJ < an * JlJ with . appointment t * l- ' K this VJ _ - " object lx *' like j . j . * in « . w view this » ,- — .. — from at .

    Edinburg dream U . XVCIU h , and and CblAVJ . we shown O 11 V are » JLL rudely what »» JLJ . CVW aw a «~ v akened r sham ^*^^~ - » - the whole our ? But

    thincr CAilJLV and we have * . we »» is . at can \ JCLLM Is present . it therefore UlXVi not J-V no too - 'i . V . power bad v onl find " - " -y , Mr to them p ity . hel «/ Editor the p ourselves folly " ^ of ,

    Committees when w ^ appointing require special outsiders CVA knowled the liU to possession posts and whose of ability i a great duties on deal the we of part know very of

    those O l- ' ^^ J . who IV desire *» O . VU . ge gV to > Olil fill -l them . v * sm . * . j . * jj with v— satisfaction x and

    a > ii . \ A . ou success ^ vcooi . mittee J . 1 J . A l / With UV > VJ . __ in ill regard making J . J . JLCI / . TV . 1 . JL to I . £ 2 the . their _ \ JXA . \ Jm motives , A . M selection . >_<« , ' v »^ »/» of the 1 I know - when Com f I *^ . -

    nothing , but it certainly set me thinking X found the 7 occasion from one of of / Mr laying . Carneg the ie foundation ' s speeches

    wn on ujlj . c \ . ' vjy- > c * iOM ysi .. M . vj . - ' ¦»* »/ ' *^ e » «¦ " ¦» - ' — ^ grandfather stone of the ' Library Mr . George , that Morrison he still ' hel in d hi his gh ^

    , , respect . —I am , Sir One , yours of obedientl the Candidates y , .

    To the Editor of the Publishers' Ciuculajr . to * Sir Inquirer , —I am k ' whose glad to letter be in rf a appeared position ¦*» " " »^ to in rep your —¦ ly ,

    last V \^ J issue . . A ^ -1 ^^* JL JU ^»^ J * and , <• » A * U ^ am ^ »>^ > p * *• certainl ^^ ** ** ^«« " » , *^ f » y ' »••^ " very * »*^»— — sorry — ^ - u I cannot assure , him that he has been

    misinformed as to the selection of a librarian to the tabhshed +. sv"hlifc Edinburgh "V * p . rl under mnrlpiv Public unusually nTinpmn Library . llv favourable fa . vnnra , now V > lft ' being auspices n , llsnices es- .

    A Chief Librarian was advertised for in the cants usual way were , and experienced the major portion librarians of . the At app the

    lilast voting , the candidates were Mr . W . J .

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Aug. 15, 1887, page 863, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15081887/page/13/