The Academic Library in the United States : Historical Perspectives.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCallon, Mark L.

Contributor:

Tucker, John Mark.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Academic libraries--United States--History.

Academic libraries.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (295 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

"This book advances the belief that the library-more than any other cultural institution-collects, curates and distributes the results of human thought. Essays broaden the debate about academic libraries beyond only professional circles, promoting the library as a vital resource for the whole of higher education. Topics range from library histories to explorations of changing media. Essayists connect modern libraries to the remarkable dream of Alexandria's ancient library-facilitating groundbreaking research in every imaginable field of human interest, past, present and future. Academic librarians who are most familiar with historical traditions are best qualified to promote the library as an important aspect of teaching and learning, as well as to develop resources that will enlighten future generations of readers. The intellectual tools for compelling, constructive conversation come from the narrative of the library in its many iterations, from the largest research university to the smallest liberal arts or community college."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Foreword

From the Bequest of John Harvard to the Dream of Alexandria

Introductory Essays

The Development of the Academic Library in American Higher Education and the Role of the Academic Librarian

Perceptions of the Academic Library

Book Collections and Classical Training, 1638-1799

Books Across the Atlantic

Libraries in America to 1850

Liberal Arts Colleges and Professional Education, 1800-1875

The American College Library, 1800-1860

Formation of the University, 1876-1919

The Transformation of American Scholarship, 1875-1917

Research Libraries, the Ideology of Reading, and Scholarly Communication, 1876-1900

Experimentation and Redefinition, 1920-1945

Private Dominance in Black Academic Libraries, 1916-1938

Toward a New Cultural Design

Expansion, Science, and Technology, 1946-1988, Part I

The Influence of Computer Technology on Academic Library Buildings

Diversity and Retrenchment, 1946-1988, Part II

In the Eye of the Storm

ACRL's Fiftieth Anniversary

Digital Expansion, 1989-2015

Context and Background [on the Transformation of Scholarly Communication]

Historiographical Futures

Historiographical Futures for Library History

Further Reading

The Academic Library in the United States: Selected Historical Readings

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4570-1