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      18£ Fleet Street, London, E.G. : October 15 1880. ,

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      showed be added a membershi to them . p The roll Report of 240 , of and Council expressed , read the by belief Mr . Ernest that the C Bill . Thomas . for consolidating , the secretary and , amending ¦¦ yBi ¦ W ^^ i fc the i ¦ Library * M ^« Acts ¦ B . Mk , ^ ¦ prepared by MessrsNicholson and Tedder 4 b would receive favour " -

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      a book , or at the end of the first year , any , publisher may , reprint , Government regulations insuring 111 & to the & 1 author / a return ftA of 5 / cent \\ It be mentioned UIVAAVlVAlVVi that UJUW a similar 9 AJkXA was

      read UUIUA . by him WV V in V MUVSAV the Int ernational V * AWUVAAX ^ Jk Law ^ T per K ^ V Section A AJMjmt . 9 of the may * " * Social J MV Science Association . V CW K , . XJUJ where « JL paper | w' *« also ^ ' * ' -- one - * -- I was »»« -- »** presented J ^* V / K » V ^* A V ^ - / V * from 4 . JL \/ AAA C X ^ . JH H . E AJ . * Cannichael ' m ' u ^ M ¦¦ tMylff ^ T ^ " ¦ ! , Esq JL ^ t # VI ., * expressing V /^ K . L / JL , VM ^ A-tAK a ft « fear JLVCfeA . that 1 / AAM ( V the VMU recent A VVV 1 A I / V decision * V- * V / JLK | JL-V ** of v the to

      -United States Supreme Court , adverse to international protection of trade-marks , might tend b unfounded preclude posting international . to Mr other . Cornelius libraries copyri Walford ght sli , which iving presented , it was titles pointed a of suggestion books out for in the for exchange ensuing the utilisation discussion andin of a , dup viiw discussion was licates quite ,

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      buckram OB V as a binding BBBlOBifll material -dftBBfc have resulted ^ d * L _ ^ ^^ unfavourabl - _ . . ^ tea y , presented , a resolution ^ _ m ^ for a general . _ ^ . I inquiry binders as to methods and costCommittee reports were presented on

      among . any * Uniform particu Rules lar pattern for Cataloguing . The prop , ' and ose on d rules * Indicators were , discussed ' the last-named minutel declining y , Mr . Bullen to recommend , of the the

      British too frequent Museum tendency , And others to subordinate taking part human ; and , nature although to there cataloguing was some , rather manifestation than the proper of contrary / innfnonr useful naoflll ni > Arwaaa nr « a made * v * n « l <^ b Vv « -r the ^ -Y > a . adoption n < 1 / % 'n't"i nn of ^ vf about nl \<\ ii 4- half 1 > nlf the 4- T ^ ^ i rules % ni 1 aa towards lAnra ^ Hn a code fiO & O

      which desirous will , at of least utilising uviuaui progress serve the the was \ t general purpose Oin , experience of y suggestions for the to the benefit CUC large llb of UJl middle their - readers JL class of , librarians In AM £ tm lace * - ~~ who of a

      more W are . C UOOUVUO extended vr * . report from ^ *> U the j £% fUX Committee ? M . . JJJk . yVMMX . on 3 U . \ jU a General . \ JM . IOM U Catalogue KJUV of Eng COUCIO lish literature . p leiwr , Mr - _ ^ .

      Ker Jfi . U . . H T . tiomas O . Coxe rene , of wed the lus Bodleian proposal , was to mak elected e an president experimental , and catalogue it waa decided covering to meet tne next at . J ¦ ft ¦ ' . ¦ ¦ " ¦ ' ' ' mi i "T il

  • Citation
    • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Oct. 15, 1880, page 862, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15101880/page/2/