Full 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.
Previous histories of libraries in the Western world—the last of which was published nearly 20 years ago—concentrate on libraries and librarians. This book takes a different approach. It focuses on the practice of librarianship, showing you how that practice has contributed to constructing the heritage of cultures. To do so, this groundbreaking collection of essays presents the history of modern librarianship in the context of recent developments of the library institution, professionalization of librarianship, and innovation through information technology.
Organized by region, the book addresses the widely recognized, international impact of Anglo-American librarianship and its continuing influence over the past century, combining critical analysis with chronological histories of modern librarianship in Europe, North America, Australia/New Zealand, and Africa. An introductory chapter explains the origins of the project, and a concluding chapter examines the effects of digitization on modern librarianship in the 21st century.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Europe
Peter Hoare
Introduction
The Background to Modern European Librarianship
Libraries and Librarianship of Different Types
Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter Two: The United States and Canada
Wayne A. Wiegand
Introduction
Colonial America to 1776
Canada to Confederation
United States, 1776-1876
U.S. and Canadian Librarianship, 1876-1893
U.S. and Canadian Librarianship, 1893-1914
Bridging the Wars, 1914-1945
Consolidating Gains, 1945-1970
After 1970: "The Information Age"
Bibliography
Chapter Three: Africa
Anthony Olden
Introduction
Education and Literacy
Publishing
Subscription Libraries
Public Library Service
The Academic Library
The Librarians
Professional Education and Training
Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter Four: Australasia
Ross Harvey
Introduction
1788-1900: First Encounters to Federation
1901-1945: Federation to World War II
1945 to Date: Australia Since World War II
1945 to Date: New Zealand Since World War II
Conclusion
Bibliography
Chapter Five: Digital Convergence: The Past in the Present
Marija Dalbello
Introduction
Origins and Prototypes: 1890 to1960s
Online Catalogs and the World Wide Web: 1970s into the 1990s
Digital Libraries: mid-1990s to 2005
The "Semantic Web" and Social Media from 2005
Epilogue
Bibliography
Index
