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Encyclopedia of library history
By Wiegand, Wayne A. & Davis, Donald G.
- ISBN
- 978-0-82405-787-9
- Publisher
- New York : Garland Pub., 1994.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 1994
This encyclopedia joins Bohdan S. Wynan's Dictionary of American Library Biography (Professional Reading, LJ 9/1/78) and Donald G. Davis Jr.'s American Library History: A Comprehensive Guide to the Literature (Professional Reading, LJ 3/ 1/90) as essential reference tools for the study of library history. It is, however, much broader in scope, both geographically and chronologically. Edited by two prominent U.S. library historians, the volume contains articles by more than 200 contributors from three dozen countries. The work is organized...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
