Mr. Lane's Lecture.

A good number of men heard Mr. Lane speak last evening in Sever 11 on the method of using the catalogue in the college library. After a few introductory remarks on the importance of the library in regard to the other departments of the college, the lecturer directed all his attention to the card catalogue and the manner of using it. The card catalogue is divided into two parts-an author catalogue and a subject catalogue. In the author catalogue, each book is entered under its author's name in alphabetical order, his collective works, and then his single works. The different editions of his works are mentioned chronologically, and all their translations also. If an author is unknown, a titled reference to the work is made, always under first word of title, except article or preposition. Books written under a false name are entered under true names and reference made to title and nom de plume.

Periodicals come under the first word of the titles. Society publications have the society as author's name. Some books, as various editions of the Bible, and the Greek and Latin authors, are not in the author catalogue, but are grouped together in the subject catalogue. Subject catalogue is also alphabetical. The idea is that every book be put under its most special head, and the specific heads be grouped under the larger main heads. There are 400 main headings in the subject catalogue. It was then shown how to make any special research by means of the subject catalogue. Attention was called to the reference books and guides, and the periodicals to be used in investigation. During the next ten days Mr. Lane will be in the delivery-room of the library from 12 to 1 o'clock to answer any questions that the students may have to ask him.