A history of modern librarianship
Subtitle: constructing the heritage of western cultures
By: Pamela Spence Richards, Wayne A. Wiegand, and Marija Dalbello, Editors
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9781610690997
Subjects: Library science; Libraries and society; History
Description: "A broad, comparative history of librarianship, this intriguing work goes beyond the standard focus on institutions and collections to help you explore the part modern librarianship played--and continues to play--in forming Western cultures"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Europe / Peter Hoare; title: The United States and Canada / Wayne A. Wiegand; title: Africa / Anthiny Olden; title: Australasia / Ross Harvey; title: Digital convergence : the past in the present / Marija Dalbello.