The Public Library in the United States / Robert D. Leigh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leigh, Robert D., author.

Series:

The General Report of the Public Library Inquiry

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1950]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Looks at many aspects of the public library in the United States such as their objectives, structure, materials, services, financial support, and library personnel and training.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Foreword / Herring, Pendleton

Contents

1. The Public Library Inquiry

2. The Library Faith and Library Objectives

3. The Business of Communication

4. Library Units and Structure

5. Library Materials

6. Library Services

7. Library Government and Politics

8. Library Financial Support

9. Library Operations

10. Library Personnel and Training

11. The Direction of Development

Appendix: Methods and Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

0-231-89676-X

OCLC:

1100433687