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Record Nr.

UNINA9910842301103321

Autore

Wiegand Wayne A. <1946->

Titolo

American Public School Librarianship : A History / / Wayne A. Wiegand

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2021., : Johns Hopkins University Press

Baltimore, Maryland

ISBN

1-4214-4151-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (373 pages)

Disciplina

027.80973

Soggetti

School libraries

School libraries - United States - History

History

Electronic books.

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

A Profession with No Memory -- Inheriting Pre-Twentieth-Century Traditions -- "To Prove By Her Work": Establishing the Profession of School Librarianship, 1900-1930 -- Weathering the Great Depression and World War II, 1930-1950 -- Organizing the American Association of School Librarians, 1930-1952 -- Consolidating Gains, 1952-1963 -- "The Golden Era of School Development," 1964-1969 -- Battles for Professional Jurisdiction, 1969-1981 -- "Information Literacy": Old Wine in New Bottles, 1981-2000 -- A New Century: Adapting to Shifting Educational Environments -- Hindsight: Factors Influencing the Contours of School Librarianship.

Sommario/riassunto

"This book is a comprehensive and critical history of American public school librarianship"--