LYNN-PVBLIC-LIBRARYPURCHASED FBJ3M THE1N. SMITHJOSEPH^*^5^>F U N. D<-^^*g-POOLE'S INDEXTOPERIODICAL LITERATUREv. 3THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTFROM i TO iJANUARY 1887 JANUARY 1892BYWILLIAM I. A. M.FLETCHER,LIBRARIAN OP AMHBRST COLLKGKWITH THE COOPERATION OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARYASSOCIATIONMASS.GLOUCESTER,PETER SMITH1958418734soV 3Copyright, 1893,FLETCHER.BY WILLIAM J.REPRINTED 1938, 1958AMERICAUNITED STATES OFPRINTED IN THEPREFACE.of Hamlet with Hamlet left out"! Poole's Index with Pooleplaywithleft such is the case the volume. Dr. Poole hasout, presentfound the so with other duties that he with-himself, during past year, pressedfromfor the time this and devolved his associ-collaboration,drew, being, uponas well as allate all the honors and the labors of theemoluments, present sup-wasthe burden much this time than fiveplement. Fortunately lighter yearsofto the increased amount which had been done for theago, owing indexingofand annual issues the which materialIndex,intervening quarterly Co-operativefor thewas in the volume the of cut-incorporated "copy" present by processand on sheets all this with theup, re-alphabetizing, mounting printed matter,tingto the additionalinsertion of the written indexed.slips referring periodicalsthat extent of thisIt will be observed the is almost the samesupplement exactlyone. The total number ofas that of the volumes indexed in this volumeprevious1026 were theis of which five and 61 to the1087, published ...
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PURCHASED FBJ3M THE1
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PERIODICAL LITERATURE
v. 3
THE SECOND SUPPLEMENT
FROM i TO iJANUARY 1887 JANUARY 1892
BY
WILLIAM I. A. M.FLETCHER,
LIBRARIAN OP AMHBRST COLLKGK
WITH THE COOPERATION OF THE AMERICAN LIBRARYASSOCIATION
MASS.GLOUCESTER,
PETER SMITH
1958418734
so
V 3
Copyright, 1893,
FLETCHER.BY WILLIAM J.
REPRINTED 1938, 1958
AMERICAUNITED STATES OFPRINTED IN THEPREFACE.
of Hamlet with Hamlet left out"! Poole's Index with Pooleplay
withleft such is the case the volume. Dr. Poole hasout, present
found the so with other duties that he with-himself, during past year, pressed
fromfor the time this and devolved his associ-collaboration,drew, being, upon
as well as allate all the honors and the labors of theemoluments, present sup-
wasthe burden much this time than fiveplement. Fortunately lighter years
ofto the increased amount which had been done for theago, owing indexing
ofand annual issues the which materialIndex,intervening quarterly Co-operative
for thewas in the volume the of cut-incorporated "copy" present by process
and on sheets all this with theup, re-alphabetizing, mounting printed matter,ting
to the additionalinsertion of the written indexed.slips referring periodicals
that extent of thisIt will be observed the is almost the samesupplement exactly
one. The total number ofas that of the volumes indexed in this volumeprevious
1026 were theis of which five and 61 to the1087, published during years, belong
been now introduced for thesix older sets which have first time. Most prominent
is the Artssuch sets the the entireJournalamong of Society of [London], thirty-
of now first indexed. Thenine volumes which are articles in this are ofJournal
in the of and the set willdepartment science,prime importance, especially applied
doubtless come much more into use now that it has found a in thislargely place
Index. A similar statement be made with to the twelve vol-Meliora,may regard
of from to areumes with valuable on awhich, 1858published 1869, replete papers
ofmultitude sociological topics.
the one hundred andOf covered theforty-eight periodicals by present supple-
are continued from the ofIndex were first includedment, ,1882,sixty-seven forty
in first and are ofthe now first which all butintroduced,supplement, forty-one
six have come into existence the fivepastduring years.
The birth rate and death rate of standard would seem to be in the
periodicals
nature of constant if we from the fact that in the first fivequantities, may judge
in that editionafter the edition of four of the included1882, periodicalsyears
into inceased to and of inclusion came whileexist, existence,thirty-three worthy
six andthe second five the numbers areyears corresponding thirty-seven.
must in be said once more about the recklessnessSomething justice apparent
of some of volume numbers. "Newas to theperiodical publishers sequence
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series are are so thatso and the series confusing,begun designationsfrequently,
it is the Dr. Poole that we can our-heroic method provideonly by inaugurated by
selves with the of references to the volumes.means direct andmaking intelligiblePREFACE.iv
been adhered to in most is towhich has continu-Dr. Poole's cases,method, provide
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afflicted with the series and toous numbers for sets difficulty, expectrunning
"asto attach these Poole to the for con-librarians numbers, numbers," volumes,
of reference.venience
In the recent of the A. L. A. Index to General there ispublication Literature,
in the offulfilled the Poole's and of the firstIndex, 1882,hope expressed preface
that such a work would soon be It is believed that thissupplement, forthcoming.
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will second in value and usefulness toIndex Poole and itsprove only supple-
that the same will be carried into otherand ofments, principle yet departments
for scientific and technical serials is theliterature. demand for index-Especially
anding urgent pressing.
The number of collaborators in the is two morepresent supplement sixty-three,
in the this number six have been addedthan one. Of to the dur-previous corps
the five have left the ranks for variousand five reasons. Fiveing years, years
half of the was doneit that about one the collabo-indexingago appeared only by
the two editors the other half. This time the share of the editor isrators, doing
to less than one to the collaboration on thereduced inter-third, owing systematic
indexes.vening temporary
extends to all the his onThe editor collaborators thecongratulations comple-
of another and on continued success of thistion thevolume,five-year cooperative
method.
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