“Statistics are somewhat like old medical journals, or like revolvers in newly opened mining districts. Most men rarely use them, and find it troublesome to preserve them so as to have them easy of access; but when they do want them, they want them badly.”
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John Shaw Billings
John Shaw Billings was an American librarian born on April 12, 1838, and died on March 11, 1913. He was one of the founders of the American Library Association and made significant contributions to the development of librarianship. more
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