Libraries and Librarianship - Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945 - 2005 (Hardcover, New)

In George Bobinski's sixty-year career as a library professional (1945 - 2005), libraries underwent massive changes and epochal advancements. In this important work, Bobinski summarizes the major trends and events that have transformed the library world and the profession of librarianship into what it is today. Libraries and Librarianship begins with a historical review of the core of librarianship, focusing on the information formats available in or through libraries; the organization of library information sources; changes in reference service; trends in library management; and the all-embracing impact of technology on libraries. Bobinski also addresses library types and the growth of library cooperation and resource sharing; the spread of collaboration through library systems, consortia, and networks; federal funding, library philanthropy, and the important role of the Council on Library and Information Resources since its establishment in 1956; the growth and activities of professional library associations; the shifting roles of gender and ethnicity; and the changes in library buildings. Furthermore, a list of eminent individuals who had the greatest impact on the field during this period and influenced the dramatic changes that have taken place in library and information science education is included. Concluding with a discussion of the major developments in the field and providing a look into what the future might hold for libraries, this book will be embraced by library students, practitioners, and professors alike.

General

Imprint:	Scarecrow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2007
First published:	May 2007
Authors:	George Bobinski
Dimensions:	241 x 162 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	218
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-8108-5899-2
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Library & information sciences > General
LSN:	0-8108-5899-1
Barcode:	9780810858992

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