. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. tal 20,277 A rough list of short titles was hurriedlyprinted in October, 1869. This was followed, in1872, by a much improved catalogue of 384 pages,containing a list of titles, arranged alphabeticallyimder authors. In 1876 a more ambitious scheme was under-taken. It comprised a general author catalogue ;a catalogue of pamphlets ; an alphabetical list orinventory of the titles of all the books in each ofthe classes ; and a rough subject-index ; in allabout 990 pages. This appeared in 1878, and was,for many years, the model on which the cat
. Historical notes : Public Library of New South Wales. tal 20,277 A rough list of short titles was hurriedlyprinted in October, 1869. This was followed, in1872, by a much improved catalogue of 384 pages,containing a list of titles, arranged alphabeticallyimder authors. In 1876 a more ambitious scheme was under-taken. It comprised a general author catalogue ;a catalogue of pamphlets ; an alphabetical list orinventory of the titles of all the books in each ofthe classes ; and a rough subject-index ; in allabout 990 pages. This appeared in 1878, and was,for many years, the model on which the catalogues were moulded. A. DICK. Committeeman, 1867. 42 THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF In their first annual report the Trustees stated that the Library wasbadly housed, and called the attention of the Government to the fact that alarger and better appointed building was urgently required. The complaintwas reiterated in succeeding reports, without result. During the first fifteenyears the hopes of the Irustees were frequently raised by the preparation of.
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