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After coming to the United States, Thomas Mann was appointed
Consultant in Germanic Languages and Literatures at the Library of
Congress, which has one of the largest German collections in the
world. Part of his responsibilities was to present an annual
lecture at the Library of Congress. This collection consists of the
lectures he held there, and deals with the following topics: The
Theme of the Joseph Novels; The War and the Future; Germany and the
Germans; Nietzsche's Philosophy in the Light of Contemporary
Events; and, Goethe and Democracy. In America, Thomas Mann was
looked on as an authority figure, and was even referred to as the «
Kaiser of the German emigres, and as a latter-day Goethe. As the
most influential and respected German in America, his lectures no
doubt contributed to the American image of Germany, as well as of
German culture in general, and are of great interest and
significance as they relate to the history of German-American
relations.
Will American academic and research libraries be able to cope with
the current technological, economic, and organizational issues that
are bringing about rapid changes in information services or must
fundamental changes first take place within these libraries? The
twelve essays collected by Spyers-Duran and Mann attempt to answer
this question. Section I: "Problems," contains essays on the
precarious financial environment of today's academic institutions;
the erosion of funding levels in British university libraries; and
realistic suggestions for financial planning in academic libraries.
Section II: "Changing Approaches," offers discussions on the
importance of sharing scholarly resources; the discrepancy between
library budgets and services offered; the growing role of the
library in the information industry; a review of funding formulas
in the academic library; and the changing needs, sources, and
styles of financial planning. The final section of the book
explores new opportunities for academic and research libraries, and
includes information on current library automation;
information-sharing among member libraries; external contracting
for library services; and grantsmanship.
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