Overview
This work records the accomplishments of the leaders of library science with 51 thoroughly researched biographies of individuals whose contributions have profoundly influenced the profession's history. The biographical sketches, ranging in length from 1,400 to 4,000 words, were researched, written, and reviewed by noted authorities in the library and information science community.
Full Product Details
Author: Wayne A. Wiegand
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.936kg
ISBN: 9780872875869
ISBN 10: 0872875865
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 15 September 1990
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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General/trade
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Indispensable reading for persons interested in the history of librarianship in the USA...Ought to be on the shelves of library schools and in research collections of library science. -Australian Library Review Readable and useful, this is 'an outstanding reference work that...will serve librarians for some time to come.' -Wilson Library Bulletin ?Readable and useful, this is 'an outstanding reference work that...will serve librarians for some time to come.'?-Wilson Library Bulletin ?Indispensable reading for persons interested in the history of librarianship in the USA...Ought to be on the shelves of library schools and in research collections of library science.?-Australian Library Review
Indispensable reading for persons interested in the history of librarianship in the USA...Ought to be on the shelves of library schools and in research collections of library science. -Australian Library Review Readable and useful, this is 'an outstanding reference work that...will serve librarians for some time to come.' -Wilson Library Bulletin ?Indispensable reading for persons interested in the history of librarianship in the USA...Ought to be on the shelves of library schools and in research collections of library science.?-Australian Library Review ?Readable and useful, this is 'an outstanding reference work that...will serve librarians for some time to come.'?-Wilson Library Bulletin
?Indispensable reading for persons interested in the history of librarianship in the USA...Ought to be on the shelves of library schools and in research collections of library science.?-Australian Library Review
Author Information
WAYNE A. WIEGAND is Associate Professor in the School of Library and Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is the widely acclaimed author of scores of articles and books on the library profession including Politics of an Emerging Profession: The American Library Association, 1876-1917 (Greenwood, 1986), which won the 1986 G.K. Hall Award for Outstanding Contribution to Library Literature. He is currently working on a biography of Melvil Dewey.
