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Sir Hans Sloane and the Early British Museum
ARUNDELL ESDAILEAs all readers of library review must know, last year, so notable otherwise, was the bicentenary of the foundation of the British Museum. The foundation, not the opening, which…
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Some Thoughts on Staff Training
LIONEL R. MCCOLVINA lad or a girl joins the staff of a library. By so doing he—or she— takes upon himself certain responsibilities towards those he has to serve and towards himself. He has taken…
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Literary Life in the Coffee‐Houses
ROSE TENENTOf London's 17th and 18th century coffee‐houses it was said that a man could pick up more knowledge there than by applying himself to books for a month. Add to this that he could…
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The Publishers Regretted…..
DAVID GUNSTONAspiring writers are always advised to be persistent in their work, to keep sending rejected manuscripts the rounds of publishers and editors until they are accepted and…
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