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This study based upon extensive primary and secondary sources, provides a sound analysis of this important topic and is the most extensive examination of the subject to date. By firmly rooting his discussion of library services in the context of the historical and political atmosphere of the period, the author provides a work relevant to the history of both libraries and immigration. This work, based upon Jones' doctoral dissertation, would be an addition of lasting value to any library science or U.S. immigration collection. -Referenc & User Services Quarterly [A] thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries ... the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library. -Libraries & Cultures The interaction between American public libraries and immigrant communites is, of course, not new, and some of its history may be found in Plummer Alston Jones Jr.'s thoughtful, well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience is an excellent addition to the annals of library history and is also recommended for educators, social workers, and those interested in the topic of immigration. Jones' portrayal of librarians as pioneers, humanitarians, and philanthropists is well supported by both primary and secondary sources, for which he provides an excellent bibliography and index. -Library and Information Science Research �A� thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries ?[A] thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index.?-College & Research Libraries ?...the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library.?-Libraries & Cultures ?The interaction between American public libraries and immigrant communites is, of course, not new, and some of its history may be found in Plummer Alston Jones Jr.'s thoughtful, well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index.?-College & Research Libraries ?Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience is an excellent addition to the annals of library history and is also recommended for educators, social workers, and those interested in the topic of immigration. Jones' portrayal of librarians as pioneers, humanitarians, and philanthropists is well supported by both primary and secondary sources, for which he provides an excellent bibliography and index.?-Library and Information Science Research ?This study based upon extensive primary and secondary sources, provides a sound analysis of this important topic and is the most extensive examination of the subject to date. By firmly rooting his discussion of library services in the context of the historical and political atmosphere of the period, the author provides a work relevant to the history of both libraries and immigration. This work, based upon Jones' doctoral dissertation, would be an addition of lasting value to any library science or U.S. immigration collection.?-Referenc & User Services Quarterly .,. the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library. -Libraries & Cultures

.,. the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library. -Libraries & Cultures

.,. the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library. -Libraries & Cultures ?...the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library.?-Libraries & Cultures ?[A] thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index.?-College & Research Libraries ?Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience is an excellent addition to the annals of library history and is also recommended for educators, social workers, and those interested in the topic of immigration. Jones' portrayal of librarians as pioneers, humanitarians, and philanthropists is well supported by both primary and secondary sources, for which he provides an excellent bibliography and index.?-Library and Information Science Research ?The interaction between American public libraries and immigrant communites is, of course, not new, and some of its history may be found in Plummer Alston Jones Jr.'s thoughtful, well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index.?-College & Research Libraries ?This study based upon extensive primary and secondary sources, provides a sound analysis of this important topic and is the most extensive examination of the subject to date. By firmly rooting his discussion of library services in the context of the historical and political atmosphere of the period, the author provides a work relevant to the history of both libraries and immigration. This work, based upon Jones' doctoral dissertation, would be an addition of lasting value to any library science or U.S. immigration collection.?-Referenc & User Services Quarterly YA thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries ... the first comprehensice treatment of librarians' attitude toward immigrants over a lengthy time span....a very important book. It is worthy of inclusion in any academic library. -Libraries & Cultures [A] thoughtful well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience is an excellent addition to the annals of library history and is also recommended for educators, social workers, and those interested in the topic of immigration. Jones' portrayal of librarians as pioneers, humanitarians, and philanthropists is well supported by both primary and secondary sources, for which he provides an excellent bibliography and index. -Library and Information Science Research The interaction between American public libraries and immigrant communites is, of course, not new, and some of its history may be found in Plummer Alston Jones Jr.'s thoughtful, well-documented new volume. It is nicely illustrated and contains a good index. -College & Research Libraries This study based upon extensive primary and secondary sources, provides a sound analysis of this important topic and is the most extensive examination of the subject to date. By firmly rooting his discussion of library services in the context of the historical and political atmosphere of the period, the author provides a work relevant to the history of both libraries and immigration. This work, based upon Jones' doctoral dissertation, would be an addition of lasting value to any library science or U.S. immigration collection. -Referenc & User Services Quarterly

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PLUMMER ALSTON JONES, JR.is Associate Professor of Library Science, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. He received the first biennial Phyllis Dain Library History Dissertation Award in 1993 from the ALA Library History Round Table for his dissertation, American Public Library Services to the Immigrant Community, 1876-1948. His book, Libraries, Immigrants, and the American Experience, was published in 1999 by Greenwood Press. For his service as North Carolina Library Association President (1999-2001) and on the State Library Commission (1997-2001), he was made a member of the Order of the Long Leaf Pine by North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley in 2002. He was presented the 2004 David Cohen/EMIERT Multicultural Award by the ALA Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table for his research and publications on multiculturalism in libraries.

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