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Definition of Sublibrarians
1. sublibrarian [n] - See also: sublibrarian
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sublibrarians
Literary usage of Sublibrarians
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The librarians and subordinates are divided into (1) prefects, librarians, and
sublibrarians; (2) assistant librarians; (3) attendants, or book distributors ..."
2. The Annual Register edited by Edmund Burke (1882)
"His work at time Museum continued till 1838, in which year he became one of the
sublibrarians of the Bodleian Library; he succeeded time late Dr. ..."
3. A Writer's Recollections by Humphry Ward (1919)
"... that some of the very obscure books I had been using were ' out' when I wanted
them, or had been abstracted from my table by one of the sublibrarians. ..."
4. Annual Conference Proceedings of the American Library Association by American Library Association. Conference, American Library Association (1911)
"There are very few libraries which have women sublibrarians or deputy-librarians.
These are almost invariably men. But the number of women employed in ..."
5. Some Old Egyptian Librarians by Ernest Cushing Richardson (1911)
"... or incarnations of Thoth—even to dwell a little, as was intended, on his seven
assistants, who may be supposed to be the patron gods of sublibrarians. ..."
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