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Books on: libraries history

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Libricide: The Regime-Sponsored Destruction of Books and Libraries in the Twentieth Century

Book by Rebecca Knuth; Praeger, 2003

Subjects:

Censorship--History--20th Century--Case Studies, Libraries And State--History--20th Century--Case Studies, Libraries--Censorship--History--20th Century--Case Studies, Libraries--Destruction And Pillage--History--20th Century--Case Studies

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...century-Case studies. 3. Libraries-Censorship-History-20th century-Case studies...of libraries and links libraries to history, collective memory, belief...significantly compromised. LIBRARIES, HISTORY, AND COLLECTIVE MEMORY...
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Exemplary Public Libraries: Lessons in Leadership, Management, and Service

Book by Joy M. Greiner; Libraries Unlimited, 2004

Subjects:

Public Libraries--Great Britain--Case Studies, Public Libraries--United States--Case Studies

Collections: Entire Library

...George S. 1969. Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American...Kelly, Thomas. 1977. A History of Public Libraries in Great Britain, 1845-1975...brary. Croydon Public Libraries, unpublished history, Croydon, UK. Part 11...
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Creating Cyber Libraries: An Instructional Guide for School Library Media Specialists

Book by Kathleen W. Craver; Libraries Unlimited, 2002

Subjects:

Digital Libraries, Libraries--Special Collections--Computer Network Resources

Collections: Education, Entire Library

As prices of traditional library materials increase, and space to house them shrinks, savvy school library media specialists are creating cyber libraries, or school libraries on the Internet. These libraries offer students and their parents 24-hour access and are invaluable for providing up-to-date ...
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As prices of traditional library materials increase, and space to house them shrinks, savvy school library media specialists are creating cyber libraries, or school libraries on the Internet. These libraries offer students and their parents 24-hour access and are invaluable for providing up-to-date information in a way traditional materials cannot. This guide outlines the steps library media specialists can take to create a cyber library, provide content and policies for use, and maintain it for maximum efficiency.
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Grantsmanship for Small Libraries and School Library Media Centers

Book by Sylvia D. Hall-Ellis, Doris Meyer, Frank W. Hoffmann, Ann Jerabek; Libraries Unlimited, 1999

Subjects:

Instructional Materials Centers--United States--Finance, Library Fund Raising--United States, Proposal Writing For Grants--United States, School Library Finance--United States, Small Libraries--United States--Finance

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...funding efforts on sponsors that have a history of taking on the uninitiated and the...particularly a review of prior funding history, will help reveal such sponsors. 4...supported region service centers, public libraries, higher education, private con- sulting...
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Libraries, the Internet, and Scholarship: Tools and Trends Converging

Book by Charles F. Thomas; Marcel Dekker, 2002

Subjects:

Communication In Learning And Scholarship, Digital Libraries, Internet In Higher Education, Libraries And Scholars, Libraries And The Internet, Libraries--Special Collections--Electronic Information Resources, Research Libraries

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...Introduction 191 History of Digital Data 192...A. University of Tennessee Libraries, Knoxville, Tennessee William...are evolving. Ultimately, libraries serve to connect people with...information. Librarians have a rich history of developing various means...

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Journal Articles on: libraries history

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Allocated Parts: The Story of Libraries in Germany

Journal article by Hermann Leskien; Daedalus, Vol. 125, 1996

Subjects:

Germany--Libraries, Libraries--History

Collections: Entire Library

...into practice. TYPES OF LIBRARIES AND THEIR HISTORY The Nineteenth and Early...less separated from the history of scholarly libraries, German public libraries...specific importance to German libraries. The history and entire orientation...
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The Story of Libraries in India

Journal article by Dwarika N. Banerjee; Daedalus, Vol. 125, 1996

Subjects:

India--Libraries, Libraries--History

Collections: Entire Library

The story of libraries in India. by Dwarika N. Banerjee...in mind while discussing the role of libraries in India. In ancient India, knowledge...languages. They amassed monumental libraries, of which quite a few are still accessible...
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The Hong Kierkegaard Library; a Research Collection at St. Olaf College

Journal article by Juliet Rumble; Scandinavian Studies, Vol. 79, 2007

Subjects:

Academic libraries--Collections and collecting, Academic libraries--History, Academic libraries--Services, Hong, Edna H.--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hong, Edna H.--Services, Hong, Howard V.--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Hong, Howard V.--Services, Kierkegaard, Soren--Works, St. Olaf College--Buildings and facilities, University and college libraries--Collections and collecting, University and college libraries--History, University and college libraries--Services

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...global research center. LIBRARY HISTORY: KIERKEGAARD AND ST. OLAF COLLEGE...entity, separate from other libraries on campus. In its early years...of this ongoing chain in the history of ideas through the relationships...catalog of St. Olaf College Libraries and Carleton College Libraries...
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The History of the French National Library

Journal article by Jean Favier; Daedalus, Vol. 125, 1996

Subjects:

France--Libraries, Libraries, National--France, Libraries--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...many countries with a long history, has grown older without realizing...the idea of two superimposed libraries that would be managed jointly...National Library shares with all libraries the ambition of meeting the...a country forged by a long history. It needs to take into account...
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The John Askin Family Library: A Fur-Trading Family's Books

Journal article by Agnes Haigh Widder; Michigan Historical Review, Vol. 33, 2007

Subjects:

Askin, John--Collections and collecting, Askin, John--Family, Fur traders--Collections and collecting, Fur traders--Family, Libraries, Private--History, Monteith, John--Collections and collecting, Private libraries--History, Religious occupations--Collections and collecting, Richard, Gabriel--Collections and collecting

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...cultural, and economic history of authorship, publishing, libraries, literacy, literary...Michigan Frontier: The Libraries of Gabriel Richard...1985), 2-3; Local History of Detroit and...Constantine, The Role of Libraries in the Cultural History of Indiana (Bloomington...

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Magazine Articles on: libraries history

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Tale of Two Libraries

Magazine article by Kenneth Asch; History Today, Vol. 50, July 2000

Subjects:

History--Germany, Libraries--Germany

Collections: History, Entire Library

...effort in journeying to distant libraries. However, within ten years...the Wall was consigned to history, commerce replaced politics...lost to fire or water, or to libraries in St Petersburg, Moscow and...Interpretations in Prisoner-of-War History. Parliamentary Buildings...
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A Tale of Two Libraries

Magazine article by Peter Furtado; History Today, Vol. 57, March 2007

Subjects:

London Library--Appreciation, United Kingdom. British Library--Appreciation

Collections: History, Entire Library

A Tale of Two Libraries. by Peter Furtado AMONG THE MANY ORGANIZATIONS we rely on...delighted to learn that others in the business of publishing illustrated history value its qualifies as highly as we do: as you can read on the opposite...
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Rare Books and Revolutionaries: Andrew Pettegree Asks Why So Many Small Towns in France Have Magnificent Libraries of Rare Books

Magazine article by Andrew Pettegree; History Today, Vol. 57, June 2007

Subjects:

French history--Analysis, Government libraries--Collections and collecting, Government libraries--History, Governmental libraries--Collections and collecting, Governmental libraries--History, Rare books--Collections and collecting

Collections: History, Entire Library

...find a place in the new public libraries. These were to be collections...the public, comprising works of history, literature, philosophy and technical...society continued. In the standard history of French libraries the section dealing with the...
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Libraries in History

Magazine article by Clare Graham; The Architectural Review, Vol. 203, June 1998

Subjects:

Libraries--History, United Kingdom. British Library--Influence

Collections: History, Entire Library

Libraries in history. by Clare Graham The modern...of considerable splendour, it is the history of institutional examples which really...Specialized and indeed elaborate purpose-built libraries had existed in ancient Greece and Rome...
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Memory Palaces: The Revolutionary Function of Libraries

Magazine article by Merlin Donald; Queen's Quarterly, Vol. 108, Winter 2001

Subjects:

Libraries--History, Literacy--History

Collections: Entire Library

...revolutionary function of libraries. by Merlin...throughout most of human history. Preliterate peoples...by examining the history of libraries. The oldest known...important chapter in the history of libraries. The Arabs were illiterate...

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Newspaper Articles on: libraries history

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Dathlu'r Cant Celebrating a Century; Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru the National Library of Wales Un O Lyfrgelleodd Mawr Y Byd One of the Greate Libraries of the World

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), July 28, 2007

Subjects:

Battery industry, Libraries

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Library of Wales Un O Lyfrgelleodd Mawr Y Byd One of the Greate Libraries of the World. Cynlluniaur Dyfodol Mae ein canfed pen blwydd...that everyone who is interested in learning more about the history and culture of Wales will be able to access that information...
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College Libraries Putting 10 Million Books Online

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), June 7, 2007

Subjects:

Academic libraries, Google Inc., Information industry, Information services industry, Northwestern University, Universities and colleges--United States, University and college libraries, University of Illinois at Chicago

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Weve got an investment in thousands of books in each of our libraries that, in some ways, are being underutilized," said librarian...Northwesterns Africana collection. "You cant study European history without older materials," Northwestern University librarian...
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Public Libraries

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 3, 2006

Subjects:

Public libraries

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...nor would ever want to read. But thats the beauty of public libraries. They cater for all tastes. Even people who think books by...Lewis Top lending non-fiction title - Bill Brysons A Short History of Nearly Everything, coming just ahead of Gillian McKeiths...
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Medellin Cuts Crime by Aiding Its Poor Neighborhoods; Schools, Libraries, Cultural Centers Being Built There

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, July 12, 2007

Subjects:

Libraries, Libraries and schools, School construction, Schools

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...for new investments that include 10 schools and five public libraries in the city of 3 million people. He has also generated revenue...modern, elegant public buildings in communities with a long history of living in fear and mistrust. "That has a very deep, deep...
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Perspective: Protect Our Heritage, Build Our Libraries; Given the Apparent Deadlock in Reaching a Decision about a New Library, the Birmingham Civic Society Has Come Up with a Plan. Chairman Freddie Gick Explains

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 9, 2005

Subjects:

Chairpersons, Libraries

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Perspective: Protect Our Heritage, Build Our Libraries; Given the Apparent Deadlock in Reaching...to house the City Archives and Local History material, exhibition and teaching space...resource for local historians and family history enthusiasts and a centre to be used by...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: libraries history

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Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...classic works on the history of libraries are E. Edwardss Memoirs...1989); M. H. Harris, History of Libraries in the Western World...1999); L. Casson, Libraries in the Ancient World...Library: An Unquiet History (2003...
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Book Collecting

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...field of pure literature. History Contemporary accounts mention...to assemble personal working libraries. Many early collections became...their focus from building up libraries to seeking original editions...editions of literature and history filled several houses, was...
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New York Public Library

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...branch, an annex for newspapers and patents, and 82 branch libraries. A circulating and reference branch devoted entirely to the...collections on Americana, art, economics, folklore, music, black history and literature, New York City, Jewish history, and Semitic...
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Rome , City, Italy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...18th cent.). Its richest museums and libraries are in the Vatican. Others include the...the 19th cent. Medieval Rome The history of Rome in the Middle Ages, bewildering...12 centuries, the main events in Roman history. Two other far-reaching developments...
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Poole, William Frederick

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...theories of library administration, he assisted in organizing many libraries, including the Chicago Public Library, the Newberry Library...Among Pooles numerous writings are monographs on American history, including Cotton Mather and Salem Witchcraft (1869) and...

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