In a grand and awful time
Subtitle: essays from the librarian's desk on twentieth century man and his books.
By: Illustrated by Nelson Sandgren.
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Corvallis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Subjects: Library science.; Civilization, Modern.
Notes: Essays written over a period of twenty years originally appearing as "Cover sheet commentaries" which prefaced the monthly New booklist of the Oregon State University Library.
Table of contents: value: The book: its rich and varied manifestations and influences.; value: Mid-century evolution of libraries and librarianship.; value: Organization: the absolute essential.; value: The books that should and should not be in libraries.; value: Shelter: one of the three basic essentials of a library.; value: The multitude of books and the machine.; value: Book and libraries in the new earth and the new heaven.; value: Essays dealing with selected libraries.; value: The Oregon State University Library: early days-and later.; value: Sabbatical journeys and other travels.