Poole's index to periodical literature

LYNN-PVBLIC-LIBRARY PURCHASED FBJ3M THE1 N. SMITHJOSEPH ^*^5^>F U N. D<-^^*g-POOLE'S INDEX TO 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 1958418734 so V 3 Copyright, 1893, FLETCHER.BY WILLIAM J. REPRINTED 1938, 1958 AMERICAUNITED STATES OFPRINTED IN THEPREFACE. 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 " 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 intelligiblePREFACE.iv been adhered to in most is towhich has continu-Dr. Poole's cases,method, provide "" 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. "" 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. AMHERST COLLEGE )LIBRARY, > -,Washington's Birthday 1893. V