University of the State of New York Bulletin Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1913 at the post office at Albany, N. Y., under the act of August 24, 1912 New York State Library Albany, October 21, 1915 Hon. John H. Finley President of the University DEAR SIR: I respectfully submit herewith and recommend for publication as Library School Bulletin 39, the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the New York State Library School, for the year ending September 30, 1915. Very truly yours J. I. WYER, JR Director THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Approved for publication this 17th day of November, 1915 Pho Satinegaw Deputy Commissioner of Education University of the State of New York Bulletin Entered as second-class matter August 2, 1913, at the Post Office at Albany, N. Y., under the No. 618 act of August 24, 1912 Published fortnightly ALBANY, N. Y. JULY 1, 1916 New York State Library Library School Bulletin 39 TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY SCHOOL FROM OCTOBER 1, 1914 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 1915 The school year 1914-15 has few notable differences from earlier years to record. Despite some unexpected withdrawals due to unsettled financial conditions throughout the country, the attendance of regular students was very little smaller than usual while the total attendance of all classes of students was larger. The organization of the extensive collections of collateral material has been carried, in several cases, to practical completion and much greater use has consequently been made of this material to the decided benefit of the students. The modification and amplification of the curriculum, together with the increased work caused by the increased attendance, has made it clear that the school has reached the limit of its enrolment without an increase in its faculty. The 1914 report of the present Deputy Commissioner of Education shows that the Library School, alone among the Divisions of the University, has increased and extended its work with no increase either in expenditure or of staff since the reorganization of 1905. While this is an evidence of efficiency, the fact must also be faced that further development can not be expected in any large degree without some further support. Moral support in the way of greater cooperation and of official recognition of the value of training for librarians has been received in much greater degree the past two or three years and has been of definite value. Other lines of library. work are developing and instruction in those lines is needed. Librarians must be trained to take charge of school libraries of all grades, technical libraries need trained workers and the greater scope of library work of all kinds is demanding not only broader |