Overview
Librarianship is without a doubt a feminized profession. This book covers the history and the labor, the struggles and the economics, the challenges and the realities of women in librarianship from 1987 through 1992. The third supplement to The Role of Women in Librarianship, 1876-1976 (1979), the collective work of a dozen women, this annotated bibliography is the most comprehensive source available on the status of women in librarianship during the period covered.
Full Product Details
Author: Lori Goetsch ,
Sarah B. Watstein
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Edition: annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.454kg
ISBN: 9780810827011
ISBN 10: 0810827018
Pages: 272
Publication Date: 01 August 1993
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
This comprehensive bibliography belongs in any library that has the earlier volumes or wants a record on women in librarianship for the period covered. * American Reference Books Annual * ...this bibliography continues a serious body of research... a useful research tool... * Special Libraries * ...comprehensive...well presented and easy to use.... * American Reference Books Annual * This will be a helpful tool to individuals interested in the topic. * Public Library Quarterly * ...recommended for academic and library school collections. * Library Journal *
This comprehensive bibliography belongs in any library that has the earlier volumes or wants a record on women in librarianship for the period covered. Arba ...this bibliography continues a serious body of research... a useful research tool... Special Libraries ...comprehensive...well presented and easy to use... Reference Reviews This will be a helpful tool to individuals interested in the topic. Public Library Quarterly ...recommended for academic and library school collections. Library Journal
Author Information
Lori Goetsch is Head of Reference Services and Associate Professor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She was previously Head of Information/Reference and Woman's Studies Bibliographer, Michigan State University Libraries. While at MSU she developed and taught ""Bibliographic Methods for Women's Studies Research"" and was honored as the Libraries' first Distinguished Librarian of the Year. Sarah Barbara Watstein is Assistant Director for Academic Services and Head, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University. She previously worked at New York University and Hunter College, CUNY. Her book AIDS and Women: A Sourcebook (Oryx, 1990) was selected as one of ALA's RASD Reference Sources Committee's ""Outstanding Reference Sources"" in 1991.
