Libraries and librarianship : sixty years of challenge and change, 1945-2005 / George S. Bobinski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bobinski, George S. (George Sylvan)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library science--United States--History--20th century.

Library science.

Libraries--United States--History--20th century.

Libraries.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xii, 205 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2007.

Contents:

Changes in the core

Types of libraries

Library cooperation : systems, consortia, and networks

Federal funding, philanthropy, and the Council on Library and Information Resources

Library associations, intellectual freedom, and international relations

Gender and ethnicity

Library buildings and preservation

Library and information science education and library literature

Prominent leaders in the field of libraries and librarianship

Summary and conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-180) and index.

ISBN:

9780810858992

0810858991

OCLC:

74029187