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1883 ST CLAIR MCKELWAY M.A. L.H.D. LL.D. D.C.L. Brooklyn 1885 DANIEL BEACH Ph.D. LL.D.

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1897 CHESTER S. LORD M.A. LL.D. 1897 TIMOTHY L. WOODRUFF M.A. Lieutenant-Governor, ex officio 1899 JOHN T. MCDONOUGH LL.B. LL.D. Secretary of State, ex officio 1900 THOMAS A. HENDRICK M.A. LL.D.

1901 BENJAMIN B. ODELL JR LL.D. Governor, ex officio 1901 ROBERT C. PRUYN M.A.

Rochester

Albany

SECRETARY

Elected by regents

1900 JAMES RUSSELL PARSONS JR M.A.

DIRECTORS OF DEPARTMENTS

1888 MELVIL DEWEY M.A. State library and Home education 1890 JAMES RUSSELL PARSONS JR M.A.

Administrative, College and High school dep'ts

1890 FREDERICK J. H. MERRILL Ph.D. State museum

New York State Library

Bulletin 64 July 1901

BIBLIOGRAPHY 29

A SELECTION FROM THE

BEST BOOKS OF 1900

WITH NOTES

PREFATORY NOTE

This is an annotated list of 250 books published in the United States in 1900, selected by the book board of the New York state library and recommended to the public libraries of the state. To aid in choosing small collections of new books three classes are marked: books marked a, of which there are 20, are suggested to libraries which must confine their additions within narrow limits; 30 others marked b are also proposed to libraries prepared to buy 50 books; and 50 more marked c may be added to a and b to make up 100 books.

The remaining 150, including reference books and a few more costly publications, are worthy of careful consideration by libraries prepared to buy more than 100 books and by those wishing to enlarge their resources in special subjects. Many of the unmarked works are of the highest Decimal classification numbers are prefixed as a guide to libraries using this system.

merit.

All books under the heading "Juvenile" may be used for academic libraries. The general list will also be of much service to schools, but not everything included here is recommended for school use. Such a book as Whiteing's, No. 5 John st. a well written and carefully studied. story of the London slums, may be commended to the public library because of its sociologic interest and as a praiseworthy sample of its type, but it is hardly desirable to circulate even the best of slum fiction among school children. The school is better off without much of the current adult fiction which serves a legitimate purpose for the very different constituency of the public library.

Copies of this list may be obtained for 10 cents from the New York state library, Albany N. Y.

Albany, 18 June 1901

MELVIL DEWEY

Director

REFERENCE BOOKS

015.73

020

028

630.3

126

150

170

170

United States catalog; books in print, 1899.

H. W. Wilson $12.50

1, Author list including anonymons titles and series, giving short title, price and publisher of each edition, but no dates. 2, Directory of publishers. 3, Title index, referring to entry in author list. Of high practical value to large buyers in spite of frequent errors and omissions. Putnam $2

Spofford, A. R. Book for all readers.

On choice, acquisition, binding and arrangement of books, with suggestions on memory training, making information available, library administration, rare books, etc. Primarily for librarians but of interest to all book lovers.

¿ American society for the extension of university teaching. Counsel upon the reading of books; with an introd. by Henry van Dyke. Houghton $1.50

History, H. M. Stephens; Memoirs and biographies, Agnes Repplier;
Sociology, A. T. Hadley; Fiction, Brander Matthews; Poetry, Bliss
Perry; Essay and criticism, H. W. Mabie.

Bailey, L. H. & others. Cyclopedia of American horti-
Macmillan net $5 per vol.

culture. 4V. V. I-2.

Alphabetic; v. 2, to Myrtus Range, Key West to Alaska. Mainly descriptions of species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants, with suggestions for cultivation and geographic sketches. Entries generally under scientific form, with reference from common name. Principal articles signed. Mayy illustrations.

PHILOSOPHY AND ETHICS

c Shaler, N. S. The individual; a study of life and death. Appleton $1.50 Naturalist's study, from scientific standpoint, of the relations and possibilities of personality, with special consideration of the meaning of death.

Shinn, M. W. Biography of a baby.

Houghton $1.50

Careful scientific observation of physical and mental development during first year; sympathetic witbout sentimentality and charmingly written. For mothers and psychologists.

Bowker, R: R. The arts of life.

Houghton $1.25

On attainment of bighest results in character, culture and human relations through everyday life and enlightened use of education, business, politics and religion.

Griggs, E. H. The new humanism.

Author $1.60

10 papers applying scientific methods of study to personal and social matters. Stimulating and optimistic.

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204

230

260

261.6

RELIGION

See also Juvenile, p. 917

6 Hillis, N. D. Influence of Christ in modern life.

Macmillan $1.50

Study of new problems of the church in American society. Points out continued supremacy of Christian ideals under changed aspects. McConnell, S: D. Essays practical and speculative.

Whittaker $1.50

The morals of sex; Church and clergy; Broad churchmen and narrow; Theological seminaries; Nature and God; God manifest; The other life, and other essays.

c Bradford, A. H. Age of faith.

Houghton $1.50

Considers this an age of faith rather than doubt. Interprets theories about God, man and the universe in light of God's fatherhood.

< Pierson, A.T. Forward movements of the last half century. Funk $1.50

Oxford movement, church union, medical missions, rescue missions, city evangelization, Ramabai and women of India, and other philanthropic, missionary and spiritual movements.

Peabody, F. G. Jesus Christ and the social question.

Macmillan $1.50

Shows intimate acquaintance with modern literature of question, discusses problems with fairness and writes with lucidity. Athenaeum

301

304

304

304

SOCIOLOGY

Chapman, J: J. Practical agitation.

Scribner $1.25

Essays urging in vigorous language the value in securing better political and social conditions of individual action made effective by character.

a Carnegie, Andrew. Gospel of wealth, and other timely essays. Century $2 Wealth, poverty, trusts, relations of capit and labor, colonial possessions, imperialism, democracy in England, etc.

Gorren, Aline. Anglo-Saxons and others. Scribner $1.50 Comparative study of race tendencies and motives. Concedes superior qualities to Anglo-Saxon but recognizes defects which endanger his permanent leadership. Complements Demolin's flattering estimate of Anglo-Saxon.

b Roosevelt, Theodore. The strenuous life.

Century $1.50

13 short essays urging a practical gospel of strength and action in character building and civic life.

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