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xii, 415 pages 23 cm The purpose of Introduction to Librarianship is to set forth some of the most fundamental elements of librarianship in sufficient detail to help the student acquire a foundation of historical background, an understanding of major library objectives, services, and needs, and an appreciation of librarianship as a profession and a career which will prepare him for- an support- the complex and specialized concepts and problems with which he will deal in later courses, studies, and investigations Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-401) Part one : the story of libraries -- Antiquity -- The early Middle Ages -- The period of Feudalism -- The late Middle Ages -- From the age of Enlightenment to the twentieth century -- America- through the early nineteenth century -- America- the nineteenth century -- The library in society -- Part two : librarianship as a profession -- Professional organizations -- Library education -- The literature of librarianship -- Part three : kinds of libraries and library services -- Activities carried on in libraries -- Libraries and library services of the federal government -- State responsibility for library service -- The muni

Author

Gates, Jean Key

Publisher

New York, McGraw-Hill

Published

1968

Language

EN