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- Pioneers in Librarianship : Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the
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Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
1538148757
ISBN-13
9781538148754
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18057267036
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
404 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Pioneers in Librarianship : Sixty Notable Leaders Who Shaped the Field
Subject
Communication Studies, Library & Information Science / General
Publication Year
2022
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
1.4 in
Item Weight
27.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6.3 in
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Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2022-010983
Dewey Edition
23
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Social and environmental forces may be the major drivers of history, but often the influence of individuals as a factor in historical development is also critical. Librarians are no exceptions in this regard. Just as libraries have been both conduits and agents of change, their most prominent librarians, as Pioneers in Librarianship illustrates, have at once mirrored society's ideas and helped shape them., This ready reference tool provides a snapshot of the history of librarianship and libraries themselves. Each of the 60 entries provides a brief but succinct overview of a notable library leader's life and contribution. Nappo notes in the foreword that he based his selection of individuals on three criteria (and an eye toward diversity): the individual created a new method for library services, was a notable person in the history of library science, or was the first woman or minority to make significant achievements in the field of library and information science. Some of the individuals chosen may be virtually unknown, and this text sheds light on these individuals and their accomplishments. This is a useful addition to the literature on library science. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals., The field of librarianship is young and rapidly evolving, but there are people who laid the foundations for the profession. In this volume, Nappo pays tribute to these pioneers. The 60 profiles appear in alphabetical order. Each entry is six to eight pages long with notes and a bibliography. The well-known contributors (Melvil Dewey, Charles Ammi Cutter) appear along with older contributors such as the 16th-century Belgian Aubertus Miraeus, who first made books available to the public, and Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Lenin's wife and the founder of Soviet librarianship. Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library, and Carla Hayden, the first Black woman to serve as Librarian of Congress, are included as well. The entries cover the lives, educations, and major contributions of the subjects. They do not shy away from shortcomings, noting, for instance, that Dewey was known to be a racist, an antisemite, and a sexual harasser who did not give due credit to the colleagues who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections. es who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections.es who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections.es who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections., In this treasure of a book, Christian A. Nappo offers succinct, fascinating biographical sketches of sixty men and women whose grit, intellectual curiosity, spirit of innovation, and devotion to the profession have shaped the evolution of librarianship. It should be required reading for anyone enrolled in a graduate LIS program. Practicing librarians, also, will treasure the connection this book offers them to the giants of the past. Highly recommended., The field of librarianship is young and rapidly evolving, but there are people who laid the foundations for the profession. In this volume, Nappo pays tribute to these pioneers. The 60 profiles appear in alphabetical order. Each entry is six to eight pages long with notes and a bibliography. The well-known contributors (Melvil Dewey, Charles Ammi Cutter) appear along with older contributors such as the 16th-century Belgian Aubertus Miraeus, who first made books available to the public, and Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Lenin's wife and the founder of Soviet librarianship. Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library, and Carla Hayden, the first Black woman to serve as Librarian of Congress, are included as well. The entries cover the lives, educations, and major contributions of the subjects. They do not shy away from shortcomings, noting, for instance, that Dewey was known to be a racist, an antisemite, and a sexual harasser who did not give due credit to the colleagues who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections., In this treasure of a book, Christian A. Nappo offers succinct, fascinating biographical sketches of sixty men and women whose grit, intellectual curiosity, spirit of innovation, and devotion to the profession have shaped the evolution of librarianship. It should be required reading for anyone enrolled in a graduate LIS program. Practicing librarians, also, will treasure the connection this book offers them to the giants of the past. Highly recommended. -- Jeff Weddle, associate professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama, and author of the Welty Award winning Bohemian New Orleans: The Story of the Outsider and Loujon Press Social and environmental forces may be the major drivers of history, but often the influence of individuals as a factor in historical development is also critical. Librarians are no exceptions in this regard. Just as libraries have been both conduits and agents of change, their most prominent librarians, as Pioneers in Librarianship illustrates, have at once mirrored society's ideas and helped shape them. -- Alistair Black, Professor Emeritus, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "The field of librarianship is young and rapidly evolving, but there are people who laid the foundations for the profession. In this volume, Nappo pays tribute to these pioneers. The 60 profiles appear in alphabetical order. Each entry is six to eight pages long with notes and a bibliography. The well-known contributors (Melvil Dewey, Charles Ammi Cutter) appear along with older contributors such as the 16th-century Belgian Aubertus Miraeus, who first made books available to the public, and Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Lenin's wife and the founder of Soviet librarianship. Pura Belpré, the first Puerto Rican librarian at the New York Public Library, and Carla Hayden, the first Black woman to serve as Librarian of Congress, are included as well. The entries cover the lives, educations, and major contributions of the subjects. They do not shy away from shortcomings, noting, for instance, that Dewey was known to be a racist, an antisemite, and a sexual harasser who did not give due credit to the colleagues who helped him. A useful work that gives long overdue recognition to the library profession. Recommended for all library school professional development collections." -- Library Journal "In this treasure of a book, Christian A. Nappo offers succinct, fascinating biographical sketches of sixty men and women whose grit, intellectual curiosity, spirit of innovation, and devotion to the profession have shaped the evolution of librarianship. It should be required reading for anyone enrolled in a graduate LIS program. Practicing librarians, also, will treasure the connection this book offers them to the giants of the past. Highly recommended." --Jeff Weddle, associate professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama, and author of the Welty Award winning Bohemian New Orleans: The Story of the Outsider and Loujon Press "Social and environmental forces may be the major drivers of history, but often the influence of individuals as a factor in historical development is also critical. Librarians are no exceptions in this regard. Just as libraries have been both conduits and agents of change, their most prominent librarians, as Pioneers in Librarianship illustrates, have at once mirrored society's ideas and helped shape them." --Alistair Black, Professor Emeritus, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "This ready reference tool provides a snapshot of the history of librarianship and libraries themselves. Each of the 60 entries provides a brief but succinct overview of a notable library leader's life and contribution. Nappo notes in the foreword that he based his selection of individuals on three criteria (and an eye toward diversity): the individual created a new method for library services, was a notable person in the history of library science, or was the first woman or minority to make significant achievements in the field of library and information science. Some of the individuals chosen may be virtually unknown, and this text sheds light on these individuals and their accomplishments. This is a useful addition to the literature on library science. Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty, professionals." -- Choice Reviews
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Dewey Decimal
020.922
Table Of Content
Acknowledgements Preface 1. Pura Belpré: Librarian, Author and Puppeteer 2. Henry Evelyn Bliss: The Bliss Bibliographic Classification 3. Thomas Fountain Blue: The Louisville Free Public Library 4. Alfred Kaiming Chiu: Harvard-Yenching Classification System Librarian 5. John Young Cole: First Official Historian of the Library of Congress 6. Andrea Crestadoro: The Manchester Free Library 7. Charles Ammi Cutter: The Cutter Expansive Classification 8. John Cotton Dana: Progressive Librarian and Museum Director 9. Sadie Peterson Delaney: Librarian and Bibliotherapist 10. Melvil Dewey: The Dewey Decimal Classification 11. William Isaac Fletcher: The Amherst Librarian 12. Herman Howe Fussler: Librarian & Microphotographer 13. Amelia Gayle Gorgas: Librarian and Nurse 14. Richard James Horatio Gottheil: Middle Eastern Collections Librarian at the New York Public Library 15. Samuel Swett Green: The Father of the Library Reference Service 16. Abdel Kader Haidara: The Heroic Librarian of Timbuktu 17. M
Synopsis
Pioneers in Librarianship profiles sixty notable librarians who made significant contributions to the field. Librarians chosen for inclusion in this volume met one or more of these three criteria: The librarian conceived a new method for improving library services, invented their own method of book cataloging, or devised an administrative system for libraries to operate under. The librarian is historically famous because he/she was notable historically.The librarian was the first woman or minority to make significant achievements within the field of LIS. The achievements of the librarians profiled here are important because they shaped the field. Many of their theories, ideas, and contributions are still being utilized in libraries today. Librarians profiled here include Melvil Dewey, Carla Hayden, S. R. Ranganathan, Justin Winsor, Charles Coffin Jewett, Katharine Sharp, Pura Belpré, Allie Beth Martin, and John Cotton Dana., Pioneers of Librarianship profiles sixty notable librarians who made significant contributions to the field. The achievements of the librarians profiled here are important because they shaped the field. Many of their theories, ideas, and contributions are still being utilized in libraries today.
LC Classification Number
Z720.A1N37 2022
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