Jesse Shera, librarianship, and information science / by H. Curtis Wright.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wright, H. Curtis (Herbert Curtis), 1928-2012, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Librarians--United States--Biography.

Librarians.

Information scientists--United States--Biography.

Information scientists.

Shera, Jesse Hauk, 1903-1982.

Shera, Jesse Hauk.

Shera, Jesse Hauk, 1903-1982--Bibliography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (146 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sacramento, California : Library Juice Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"A biography of Jesse Hauk Shera, focusing on his role in defining and negotiating the boundaries of library science and information science, followed by a bibliography of his works"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""CHAPTER ONE SHERA�S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT30""; ""An Unusual Beginning""; ""First Impressions of Librarianship""; ""Humanist College Training""; ""Turns to Librarianship""; ""First Position""; ""Thwarted Library School Plans""; ""Social Science Library Experience""; ""Effects of Shera�s Background""; ""CHAPTER 2 SHERA�S MACHINE AND COMPUTER EXPLORATIONS""; ""Early Interest in Machines""; ""Recognition of Computer Needs in Libraries""; ""Early Experiments with Computing Machines""; ""Meetings, Conferences, and Breakthroughs""

""Reorganizing the American Documentation Institute""""CHAPTER 3 BRIDGING THE GAP AT WESTERN RESERVE""; ""Shera�s Appointment""; ""A New Vision of Librarianship""; ""Center for Documentation and Communication Research Founded""; ""Disintegration of the Center""; ""Lessons Learned""; ""CHAPTER 4 THE SCHISM BETWEEN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND LIBRARIANSHIP""; ""The Proper Position of Science""; ""The Nature of Professionalism""; ""A Holistic View of Librarianship""; ""Drawbacks of Information Science""; ""The Definition of Information""; ""A Choice for Librarians""

""The General Information Problem""""Symbolic Interactionism""; ""Pragmatism and Anti-intellectualism""; ""CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION""; ""CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY The Published Works of Jesse Hauk Shera (Arranged by Date of Publication)""; ""INDEX""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-63400-007-2

OCLC:

889313879