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Chapter 10 Book Classification and Indexing

A year later, it was July, and the sun was scorching. Peter was standing under the shade of the front yard to give a lecture. The disciples stood or sat, all listening carefully.

"At the beginning of ancient times, humans ate raw meat and drank blood. According to legend, the goddess of hope Medira stole the heavenly fire and passed it on to humans, so that we can get rid of ignorance. However, fire alone is not enough to resist the monsters raging throughout the continent. Humans can only hide in a corner of the continent and survive. It is the gods who left their bloodlines, gave birth to heroes, and led the ancestors to expel the monsters and established countless city-states."

Peter was telling the story in a swaying manner under the tree.

"Only the nobles can have surnames, and use the god name to engrave themselves. The surname is an exaggeration of their bloodline, and then the unique heralds of the nobles are gradually formed. Now, let's explore the secrets of surnames and heralds together..."

As Ace listened to Peter's story below, his mind flew elsewhere. In this year, he had basically read Peter's collection of books, and had extensive knowledge of law, theology, arithmetics, speeches, medicine, art, folk customs, strange stories, monster illustrations, hero collections and other books, and had a lot of experience.

After confirming that there are no reference books such as book indexes and dictionaries in the city-state, he plans to compile a book index book and a dictionary by himself as a step forward.

You should become famous as soon as possible. Cultural fame can give him the best protection color and gain reputation among the middle and high-level city-states.

He took out a thread-covered parchment book from Marina's arms, which read "Book Classification and Index" by Ace.

Based on the existing disciplines and categories of the city-state, and combined with the classification and indexing methods of previous lives, he wrote this reference book guiding the classification and storage of books and library management methods.

This book is of little use to most people, but it is very useful to Peter and is also of great benefit to the management of the city-state public libraries and royal libraries. This is his stepping stone to impress Peter.

The next day, Ace asked Joan about Peter's home and went to the third floor to knock on the door respectfully.

"It's Little Ace. Do you still don't understand the heraldic studies I learned yesterday? Let's come in and discuss it slowly." Peter opened the door and said kindly to Ace.

In his impression, Ace is a very learning-study and question-oriented student, polite and serious. What is even more rare is that Ace is not only smart but also modest, but very much in line with his appetite.

Ace followed Peter into the study and bowed slightly, "Teacher, I have read through the books in your library this year and have made great progress. I found that once there are more books, it is not so easy to find and manage. Therefore, I wrote a book about how to classify and index books, and I would like to criticize and correct me."

"Our little Ace is indeed an idea-friendly person, let's take a look." Peter casually took the book in Ace's hand, looked at the neatly covered font, and wrote "Book Classification and Index" by Ace.

The handwriting is good, and I have one-third of my skills, and the book looks decent. Peter is thinking and flipping through it.

As he read it, Peter's expression gradually became serious. Ace asked many practical problems in book management on the title page, which was nothing. Among his classmates this year, he had the beautiful name "Ace who is easy to ask questions", which was famous for raising questions.

Peter also thought about many questions raised by Ace, but there was no good solution. Unexpectedly, Ace gave a detailed solution in the book, and finally proposed library management methods and carefully regulated the management of the library.

These methods have not been implemented yet, but many of them have made Peter's eyes shine.

"Your idea of ​​this book is very good, but only by walking around can you know whether the road is flat or muddy. Now you will manage my private library for a month and practice the method you proposed. If the effect is good, I will give you a good reward and recommend your method and book to the royal library and the city-state public library."

"I am willing to serve you, Mr. Peter." This is what Ace said. Only by managing books well can we demonstrate the uniqueness of cultural people, gain initial reputation among citizens, and lay a solid foundation for the next step of dictionary compilation.

Ace did it as soon as he said that. After taking over the library, he divided the existing collection into three categories, including theological, social, and comprehensive categories, and there are several subcategories under it, arranged in sequence by combining thirty-two letters and numbers.

Different bookshelf and different bookshelf layers are pasted with parchment cards and marked accordingly. All books are registered and recorded according to the classification, recording the book version, category, bookshelves location, etc.

After sorting it out, Peter and his disciples looked at the orderly library in amazement. Books can be quickly found, managed, taken and registered, and kept records at any time, which are rigorous and efficient. Advanced library management methods quickly conquered Peter and his disciples.

A month passed quickly, and in Peter's library, Peter took Morton to inspect the library managed by Ace.

"I think I have a rich collection of books, but I didn't expect that many categories of your category will still be blank. Just like I haven't kept the books on fighting and fighting. Your method has given me a lot of inspiration and done very well this month. These are ten Jintale, which is an encouragement to your genius ideas and rigorous methods."

Peter said with emotion and handed a bag of Jintale to Ace. According to the price of the city-state, one Jintale is almost enough for a family of three to spend a year. Ten Jintale is indeed a huge sum for Ace.

Ace did not refuse. Peter always taught them that knowledge was valuable and equivalent to exchange, which was in line with Peter's philosophy.

"I will meet with the instructor Dawen tomorrow. I suggest that the royal library and the city-state public library also adopt your library management method. Just call it the Ace Library Management Method."

Peter turned and left, Morton followed and before leaving, he turned around and gave Ace a big smile.

The library restored the rotating system. After Ace helped teach several rotating seniors how to use management, he became completely idle. He began to concentrate on compiling the "Dictionary of Common Languages".

He already has some understanding of the system of the city-state. Any act that contributes to the city-state can be converted into equivalent military merits, so fighting for civil rights does not necessarily mean that ten enemies are really beheaded.

Time flies in the process of proofreading the meaning of text and sorting out common texts. After the two major libraries adopted the Ace Book Management Method, the library management situation was indeed greatly improved, and the rewards arrived.

Carter came to Peter's villa wearing a black waist robe and carrying a bag of Jintale. Last month, Carter just obtained citizenship and was able to hold a higher public office. Unfortunately, his favorite assistant judge had no vacancy, so he had to work in the Cultural and Educational Hall first.

"Ace, congratulations. I didn't expect that my first task in my new public office was to give you a reward. Your Ace Book Management Law has received high praise from the Dawen Instructor. This is the badge of contributions to the twenty-twentiele and the bronze city-state. This badge is equivalent to the military merit of beheading three people. You are a step further from citizenship."

"Congratulations to you, Senior Carter, the new uniform is very suitable for you."

"The Department of Culture and Education found that the books are still inadequate because of your method. I plan to start screening and collecting valuable copying next month to enrich the two major libraries. We want to hire you to be responsible for the screening and classification of books. I wonder if you are interested."

Carter said loudly in a cheerful voice, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood.

"It's my honor, I'm happy."
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