Show New Books Bools Ready I During the months of June and July over new books have been prepared for school and public library shelves said Helen Gibson head librarian of the Davis County Library tem The physical preparation of the books has been done largely by students f following a pattern originally established by Mrs Yrs Gibson for each new title which enters the library system m. m TWENTY TWENTY SEVEN SEVEN stud students e n t s work for the county library she said They started at the close of the school term Some of them had had previous experience experience experience exper exper- gained through time part-time work during the winter All received on the job training training train train- ing from the library staff In cataloging cataloging cat cat- cards doing the physical physical physical cal preparation of the books stenciling call letters on the back of books etc LIBRARY work is very ex exacting exacting exacting ex- ex acting said Mrs Gibson If any of the vital processes are the book Is lost When the preparation of the new book has been completed and It is ready to be transferred to the school or library where it belongs a regular staff member sees to It that all work Is accurate accurate accurate ate and cards belonging to each book accompany it it DAVIS COUNTY Library is the only one In Utah which uses the system of completely re removing removing removing re- re moving the clerical load from the librarian to a headquarters staff All books going into branch libraries and the public school system are done simultaneously simultaneously simultaneously simul simul- at the Library Processing Processing Processing Pro Pro- Center The physical work of prep preparing preparing aring ar- ar ing a new book includes opening It properly from both sides so See BOOKS on Page 2 BOOKS Continued from Front Page its back Isn't broken and the book will lay flat It is stamped with an ownership stamp and a cellophane jacket placed over the book jacket NEXT accessioning listing book in order of purchase is done which provides the library number for or that particular book Every single book in the library system has its own individual number Mrs Gibson said Students handle the typing of catalog cards pasting in pockets pockets pockets pock pock- ets and lettering call numbers on each book and shellacking them THE TOP line of the call nu numbers numbers num num- m- m bers indicates the section where the book may be found the second second second sec sec- ond line is for the author The system is taken from the Dewey Decimal Classification system Each book is classified as to subject Main general headings and all related topics are or organIzed organized organized or- or so that they are nearby one another on the shelves Catalog cards are run off on ona ona ona a machine operated by student Earl Goodman under the supervision of a staff mem mem- ber Cards are made for author title subject shelf list Inventory Inventory inventory tory list central shelf list and authority file card This represents represents represents the minimum number of cards which may be prepared on each book Where a book has several short stories or articles articles articles arti arti- cles cards are prepared for each section to facilitate efficIent efficient efficient effi effi- location of the story and book upon request of a patron THE WHITE WInTE call numbers on the spine of each book are stenciled stenciled stenciled sten sten- by Julie Hancock who whoop whoop- op operates operates op- op an electric stylus which imprints the numbers Jean Whitaker a student who has worked for th the library part time is training and supervising ing six student typists In addition to helping readying readying readying ready ready- ing new books for public use students also prepare worn books to go to the bindery for recovering They check them again after binding and return them to the shelves SOME BOOKS may be re rebound rebound rebound re- re bound others may not according according according accord accord- ing to the way they were manufactured manufactured manufactured manu manu- said Helen Gibson Students learn to be selective I about those which are chosen for repair Commenting upon the value of the student work program at the processing center Mrs Gibson said they enable the library to classify and physically prepare more books by their summertime summertime summertime summer summer- time assistance than could otherwise otherWise otherwise oth oth- be done with the regular ar staff It also provides an ideal idea opportunity for those students considering it a profession to determine whether or not they would like to become librarians lk Ik |