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Processing Services 1905: Putting the Library's House in Order and the Country's Cataloging in Gear.
Peer reviewedSmith, David A. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1985
In 1905, Library of Congress Processing Services had about 100 employees in 2 divisions: Catalog and Order. Herbert Putnam, Librarian of Congress since 1899, cataloging chief James Hanson, and chief classifier Charles Martel were engaged in restoring order to library's collections and centralizing cataloging activity for entire country. (41…
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