A Chronology of Librarianship, 1960-2000
Jeffrey M. Wilhite
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Description
This book covers all areas of library literature that inform the history of librarianship and ranges over multiple continents. Its broad scope lends itself to wide use by scholars and students of library history and library literature. The chronology is presented in a dictionary format and separated into decades. It is complemented by a comprehensive bibliography and both subject and name indexes, which are cross-listed for ease of use.
Product Details
Price
$170.40
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Publish Date
July 01, 2009
Pages
278
Dimensions
8.6 X 11.0 X 0.9 inches | 2.2 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9780810852556
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About the Author
Jeffrey M. Wilhite is associate professor of bibliography and government documents reference librarian at the University of Oklahoma. He is a co-author of International Biographical Directory of National Archivists, Documentalists, and Librarians, 2nd ed. (Scarecrow, 2000).
Reviews
Important to the volume are the impacts of technological advances and globalization on the role and function of the librarian.
Josephine Smith's Chronology of Librarianship, published in 1968, covered the field from the first century C.E. to 1959. Jeffrey M. Wilhite's Chronology of Librarianship: 1960-2000, starts up where Smith left off. Each year's treatment is arranged by category ("Contemporary Events," "ALA," "Library of Congress," etc.). Just about anything that might be of interest in the library world is included. For each event, Wilhite supplies a one-or two- sentence description and a source.
The author should be commended for his remarkable diligence and rigor in locating such eclectic information.
This book is a "must" purchase for every institution in the United States that teaches library and information studies. It would also be a valuable acquisition for reference departments in public and in some special libraries.
Josephine Smith's Chronology of Librarianship, published in 1968, covered the field from the first century C.E. to 1959. Jeffrey M. Wilhite's Chronology of Librarianship: 1960-2000, starts up where Smith left off. Each year's treatment is arranged by category ("Contemporary Events," "ALA," "Library of Congress," etc.). Just about anything that might be of interest in the library world is included. For each event, Wilhite supplies a one-or two- sentence description and a source.
The author should be commended for his remarkable diligence and rigor in locating such eclectic information.
This book is a "must" purchase for every institution in the United States that teaches library and information studies. It would also be a valuable acquisition for reference departments in public and in some special libraries.
