Overview
Traces the architectural history of American academic libraries from the 1800s to the present.
Full Product Details
Author: David Kaser
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Imprint: Scarecrow Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 22.30cm
Weight: 0.399kg
ISBN: 9780810832190
ISBN 10: 0810832194
Pages: 152
Publication Date: 30 June 1997
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
...it can confidently be said...to fill a gap...a truly admirable book, revealing a mastery of the subject by its author...he writes elegantly; he keeps the essence of the argument constantly to the fore; and he is willing to pass informed and telling judgement on practices both past and present...well documented...highly recommended. * Australian Library Journal * Kaser is...uniquely placed to have prepared such a volume... * Library Review * ...a concise, lucid, and well-researched history of the way that American academic libraries have evolved from one-room facilities of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to the large and complex structures characteristic of the twentieth century...recommended... * College & Research Libraries * ...the author explores how an academic institution's identity was often reflected in the architecture of its library...a well-researched and unique volume. * Journal Of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Informati *
...it can confidently be said...to fill a gap...a truly admirable book, revealing a mastery of the subject by its author...he writes elegantly; he keeps the essence of the argument constantly to the fore; and he is willing to pass informed and telling judgement on practices both past and present...well documented...highly recommended. Australian Library Journal Kaser is...uniquely placed to have prepared such a volume... Library Review ...a concise, lucid, and well-researched history of the way that American academic libraries have evolved from one-room facilities of the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries to the large and complex structures characteristic of the twentieth century...recommended... College & Research Libraries ...the author explores how an academic institution's identity was often reflected in the architecture of its library...a well-researched and unique volume. Journal Of Interlibrary Loan, Document Delivery and Informati
Author Information
David Kaser is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Science at Indiana University (Bloomington, IN). Over the past 37 years, he has consulted on the design of more than 220 college and university library buildings throughout the world.
