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History of Modern Librarianship
Constructing the Heritage of Western Cultures
Av Wayne Wiegand, Pamela Spence Richards m. fl.
Häftad, 2015
777 kr
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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.Previous histories of libraries in the Western world—the last …
Part of Our Lives
A People''s History of the American Public Library
E-bok, 2015
246 kr
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Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library …
Part of Our Lives
A People''s History of the American Public Library
E-bok, 2015
240 kr
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Despite dire predictions in the late twentieth century that public libraries would not survive the turn of the millennium, their numbers have only increased. Two of three Americans frequent a public library at least once a year, and nearly that many are registered borrowers. Although library …
Print Culture in a Diverse America
Av Wayne A. Wiegand, James P Danky
Häftad, 1998
442 kr
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In the modern era, there arose a prolific and vibrant print culture-books, newspapers, and magazines issued by and for diverse, often marginalized, groups. This long-overdue collection offers a unique foray into the multicultural world of reading and readers in the United States. The contributors …
Women in Print
Essays on the Print Culture of American Women from the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
Av James P. Danky, Wayne A. Wiegand
Häftad, 2006
384 kr
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Women readers, editors, librarians, authors, journalists, booksellers, and others are the subjects in this stimulating new collection on modern print culture. The essays feature women like Marie Mason Potts, editor of ""Smoke Signals"", a mid-twentieth century periodical of the Federated Indians of …
Defining Print Culture for Youth
The Cultural Work of Children's Literature
Av Anne Lundin, Wayne A. Wiegand
E-bok, 2003
986 kr
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Sponsored by the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America, this volume features a selection of ten papers compiled from the Center's second national conference, accompanied by a detailed introduction. Presented by scholars from diverse backgrounds, the essays center on the …
Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography
E-bok, 1990
999 kr
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This work records the accomplishments of the leaders of library science with 51 thoroughly researched biographies of individuals whose contributions have profoundly influenced the profession's history. The biographical sketches, ranging in length from 1,400 to 4,000 words, were researched, written, …
Politics of an Emerging Profession
The American Library Association, 1876-1917
Inbunden, 1986
1338 kr
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Wiegand examines the development of ALA from 1876 to 1917 in this masterful tale. He looks at the issues that existed during those years, the conflicts, and the changing characteristics of ALA's Executive Board, and succeeds in giving us a particularly revealing picture of the nature of the …
Active Instrument for Propaganda
The American Public Library During World War I
Inbunden, 1989
1127 kr
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This study effectively addresses the question: What was the involvement of the American public library community in The Great War? A comprehensive introduction provides an overview of public library history prior to World War I, touching on such topics as the growth of the public library from the …
Defining Print Culture for Youth
The Cultural Work of Children's Literature
Av Anne Lundin, Wayne A. Wiegand
Inbunden, 2003
907 kr
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Sponsored by the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America, this volume features a selection of ten papers compiled from the Center's second national conference, accompanied by a detailed introduction. Presented by scholars from diverse backgrounds, the essays center on the …
Books on Trial
Red Scare in the Heartland
Av Shirley A. Wiegand, Wayne A. Wiegand
Inbunden, 2007
313 kr
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How civil liberties triumphed over national insecurityBetween the two major red scares of the twentieth century, a police raid on a Communist Party bookstore in Oklahoma City marked an important lesson in the history of American freedom.In a raid on the Progressive Bookstore in 1940, local …
Books on Trial
Red Scare in the Heartland
Av Shirley A. Wiegand, Wayne A. Wiegand
Häftad, 2022
194 kr
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How civil liberties triumphed over national insecurityBetween the two major red scares of the twentieth century, a police raid on a Communist Party bookstore in Oklahoma City marked an important lesson in the history of American freedom.In a raid on the Progressive Bookstore in 1940, local …
Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South
Civil Rights and Local Activism
Av Shirley A. Wiegand, Wayne A. Wiegand
Inbunden, 2018
494 kr
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In The Desegregation of Public Libraries in the Jim Crow South, Wayne A. and Shirley A. Wiegand tell the comprehensive story of the integration of southern public libraries. As in other efforts to integrate civic institutions in the 1950s and 1960s, the determination of local activists won the …
Encyclopedia of Library History
Av Wayne A. Wiegand, Donald G. Jr. Davis
Inbunden, 1994
2490 kr
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First Published in 1994. This book focuses on the historical development of the library as an institution. Its contents assume no single theoretical foundation or philosophical perspective but instead reflect the richly diverse opinions of its many contributors. This text is intended to serve as a …
Supplement to the Dictionary of American Library Biography
Inbunden, 1990
917 kr
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This work records the accomplishments of the leaders of library science with 51 thoroughly researched biographies of individuals whose contributions have profoundly influenced the profession's history. The biographical sketches, ranging in length from 1,400 to 4,000 words, were researched, written, …
Encyclopedia of Library History
Av Donald G. Jr. Davis, Wayne A. Wiegand
E-bok, 2015
1007 kr
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First Published in 1994. This book focuses on the historical development of the library as an institution. Its contents assume no single theoretical foundation or philosophical perspective but instead reflect the richly diverse opinions of its many contributors. This text is intended to serve as a …
Encyclopedia of Library History
Av Donald G. Jr. Davis, Wayne A. Wiegand
E-bok, 2015
1007 kr
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First Published in 1994. This book focuses on the historical development of the library as an institution. Its contents assume no single theoretical foundation or philosophical perspective but instead reflect the richly diverse opinions of its many contributors. This text is intended to serve as a …
American Public School Librarianship
A History
Inbunden, 2021
628 kr
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The first comprehensive history of American public school librarianship."Can I get a library pass?" Over the past 120 years, millions of American K–12 public school students have asked that question. Still, we know little about the history of public school libraries, which over the decades were …
History of Modern Librarianship
Constructing the Heritage of Western Cultures
Av Pamela Spence Richards, Wayne A. Wiegand m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
845 kr
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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. Previous histories of libraries in the Western world—the …
In Silence or Indifference
Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries
Inbunden, 2024
1152 kr
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Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of white supremacy and deliberate inaction …
In Silence or Indifference
Racism and Jim Crow Segregated Public School Libraries
Häftad, 2024
340 kr
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Librarians around the country are currently on a battleground, defending their right to purchase and circulate books dealing with issues of race and systemic racism. Despite this work, the library community has often overlooked—even ignored—its own history of white supremacy and deliberate inaction …
Right Here I See My Own Books
The Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition
Av Sarah Wadsworth, Wayne A. Wiegand
Häftad, 2012
482 kr
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On May 1, 1893, the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago opened its gates to an expectant public eager to experience firsthand its architectural beauty, technological marvels, and vast array of cultural treasures gathered from all over the world. Among the most popular of the fair’s attractions …
Main Street Public Library
Community Places and Reading Spaces in the Rural Heartland, 1876-1956
Häftad, 2011
236 kr
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History of Modern Librarianship
Constructing the Heritage of Western Cultures
Av Pamela Spence Richards, Wayne A. Wiegand m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
845 kr
Lägg i varukorg
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. Previous histories of libraries in the Western world—the …
