American Public School Librarianship : A History / Wayne A. Wiegand.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wiegand, Wayne A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

School libraries--United States--History.

School libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (373 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

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:

A Profession with No Memory

Inheriting Pre-Twentieth-Century Traditions

"To Prove By Her Work": Establishing the Profession of School Librarianship, 1900-1930

Weathering the Great Depression and World War II, 1930-1950

Organizing the American Association of School Librarians, 1930-1952

Consolidating Gains, 1952-1963

"The Golden Era of School Development," 1964-1969

Battles for Professional Jurisdiction, 1969-1981

"Information Literacy": Old Wine in New Bottles, 1981-2000

A New Century: Adapting to Shifting Educational Environments

Hindsight: Factors Influencing the Contours of School Librarianship.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781421441511

1421441519

OCLC:

1273475641