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Jacob Schwartz (librarian)

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Jacob Schwartz
Born13 March 1846 Edit this on Wikidata
New York City Edit this on Wikidata
Died26 March 1926 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 80)
Greenwich Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationLibrarian Edit this on Wikidata
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Jacob Schwartz (born 13 March 1846, New York City) was an American librarian.

In 1863, Schwartz entered the Apprentices' library of New York, of which he became chief librarian in 1871. He introduced his system of classification at the library; this has since been adopted wholly or in part by various librarians. The system is a combination of the three fundamental subsystems — classified, alphabetical, and numerical. Methods of management that were followed there were also devised by him.[1]

Schwartz contributed to the Library Journal and other periodicals.

References

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  1. ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography: vol V. 1900. p. 433.

public domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainWilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1891). "SCHWARTZ, Jacob". Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.