Manual of public libraries, institutions, and societies, in the United States, and British provinces of North America / by William J. Rhees.
| Author/creator | Rhees, William Jones |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, 1859. |
| Description | xxviii, 687 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Notes and errata -- Introduction -- The construction of library buildings -- Local arrangement -- Routine duties -- Classification -- Catalogues -- Classes of books read -- Number of volumes read -- Books in different languages -- Exchanges -- Salaries of librarians -- Statistical tables-- Notices of libraries in the United States -- In Canada -- In Nova Scotia -- Common school libraries -- Sunday-school libraries -- List of libraries in the United States -- In the British provinces -- Index. |
| General note | Based partly upon Jewett's Notices of public libraries in the United States, 1851, partly upon information obtained through circulars issued by the Smithsonian Institution. Most of the notices are dated 1857 and 1858. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Huntington Library. |
| General note | Sabin no. 70476. |
| References | RLIN, CTRG99-B698 |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
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