American public school librarianship : a history / Wayne A. Wiegand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiegand, Wayne A., 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School libraries--United States--History.

School libraries.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, 360 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021.

Summary:

"This book is a comprehensive and critical history of American public school librarianship"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Inheriting Pre-Twentieth-Century Traditions

2. "To Prove By Her Work": Establishing the Profession of School Librarianship, 1900

1930

3. Weathering the Great Depression and World War II, 1930

1950

4. Organizing the American Association of School Librarians, 1930

1952

5. Consolidating Gains, 1952

1963

6. "The Golden Era of School Library Development," 1964

1969

7. Battles for Professional Jurisdiction, 1969

1981

8. "Information Literacy": Old Wine in New Bottles, 1981

2000

9. A New Century: Adapting to Shifting Educational Environments

10. Hindsight: Factors Influencing the Contours of School Librarianship.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781421441504

1421441500

OCLC:

1204267665

Publisher Number:

99988678390