Library world records
By: Godfrey Oswald.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
Subjects: Libraries -- Miscellanea; Books -- Miscellanea; Information resources -- Miscellanea; Information services -- Miscellanea
Genres: Miscellanea.
Description: "Which university in the world has the largest library? What is the oldest public library in Europe? What year was the first CD-ROM book released? In what year was the first book printed in Turkish? When was the first major computer database released? Which is the world's busiest public library?" "Here are hundreds of facts about libraries, periodicals, books and reference databases around the world, illustrating their evolution from crude and simple to complex and sophisticated." "The book's more than 300 entries are organized by national libraries; public and subscription libraries; university and academic libraries; specialty libraries and archives; books, periodicals and bookstores; catalogs, databases and technology; information science organizations; and library buildings."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and index.