E-raamat: Academic Library in the United States: Historical Perspectives

This well-researched book demonstrates impressive scholarship from beginning to end. The editors are to be applauded for stitching together the right voices in a volume that will be referenced for years to come. Santayanas 1905 maxim, mentioned in this books forewordThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat itcertainly applies here, as the editors are committed to learning from the lessons of the past....This comprehensive and important work will be deeply appreciated by librarians and historians; a welcome addition to any higher-education library.Library Journal; The introductory chapter [ is] a tour de force of scholarship. This is the book I have been waiting for! [ It] will become an instant classic and a seminal work in the historiography of libraries and librarianship.Edward A. Goedeken, professor of library and information science, library collections coordinator, Iowa State University Masterful introductory surveycomprehensive in its treatment, and superb in its inclusion of landmark contributionsby the most outstanding scholars in the field of American academic library history.Donald G. Davis Jr., professor emeritus of library history, University of Texas A major contribution to the history of academic libraries [ and] the history of higher education; [ and fills] an important niche in the larger arena of intellectual history. [ Should be] revisited often by practicing librarians to understand and appreciate more fully the foundations of the profession[ and] the critical role of the academic library in the scholarly world.Larry Hardesty, past-president, Association of College and Research Libraries. An impressively informative compendiumerudite and thought-provokingunreservedly recommendedexceptional in organization and presentationMidwest Book Review