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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
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