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Author: Antony Cherian ,
Antony Cherian
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.254kg
ISBN: 9780810844551
ISBN 10: 0810844559
Pages: 164
Publication Date: 21 May 2002
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The book is comprehensively indexed...Interesting, and indeed inspirational. Provides valuable insights from Marvin Scilken's long career as a passionate advocate for American libraries. * Australian Library Journal * Read the book to learn a bit about ALA Council and about some of the issues libraries have faced during the past thirty years. Read the book to meet or remember a colleague who had a unique voice and was an advocate for library patrons, our profession, and for 'getting libraries the credit they deserve.' * Serials Review * Every aspect of [Scilken's] vast contributions to the library world is covered in these essays by his peers...A must for professional library collections. * Public Library Quarterly * This book is a Godsend...Techies and technophobes alike should make room on their desks for Getting Libraries the Credit They Deserve. Marvin’s legacy is a gift to all of us, and hats off to Roy and Cherian for their efforts to preserve it. * Free Range Librarian *
The book is comprehensively indexed...Interesting, and indeed inspirational. Provides valuable insights from Marvin Scilken's long career as a passionate advocate for American libraries. Australian Library Journal Read the book to learn a bit about ALA Council and about some of the issues libraries have faced during the past thirty years. Read the book to meet or remember a colleague who had a unique voice and was an advocate for library patrons, our profession, and for 'getting libraries the credit they deserve.' Serials Review Every aspect of [Scilken's] vast contributions to the library world is covered in these essays by his peers...A must for professional library collections. Public Library Quarterly This book is a Godsend...Techies and technophobes alike should make room on their desks for Getting Libraries the Credit They Deserve. Marvin's legacy is a gift to all of us, and hats off to Roy and Cherian for their efforts to preserve it. Free Range Librarian
Author Information
Loriene Roy is Professor of Library Information Science at the University of Texas, Austin. She co-edited Library and Information Studies Education in the United States (1998), and has over one hundred other publications to her credit. Antony Cherian is a graduate student at the University of Texas, Austin. He has worked in public libraries on three continents.
