Libraries and Librarianship

Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945 - 2005

George Bobinski

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2007
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781461669203
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Education General

In George Bobinski's sixty-year career as a library professional (1945 – 2005), libraries underwent massive changes and epochal advancements. In this important work, Bobinski summarizes the major trends and events that have transformed the library world and the profession of librarianship into what it is today.

Libraries and Librarianship begins with a historical review of the core of librarianship, focusing on the information formats available in or through libraries; the organization of library information sources; changes in reference service; trends in library management; and the all-embracing impact of technology on libraries. Bobinski also addresses library types and the growth of library cooperation and resource sharing; the spread of collaboration through library systems, consortia, and networks; federal funding, library philanthropy, and the important role of the Council on Library and Information Resources since its establishment in 1956; the growth and activities of professional library associations; the shifting roles of gender and ethnicity; and the changes in library buildings.

Furthermore, a list of eminent individuals who had the greatest impact on the field during this period and influenced the dramatic changes that have taken place in library and information science education is included. Concluding with a discussion of the major developments in the field and providing a look into what the future might hold for libraries, this book will be embraced by library students, practitioners, and professors alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 Changes in the Core
• 2 Types of Libraries
• 3 Library Cooperation: Systems, Consortia, and Networks
• 4 Federal Funding, Philanthropy, and the Council on Library and Information Resources
• 5 Library Associations, Intellectual Freedom, and International Relations
• 6 Gender and Ethnicity
• 7 Library Buildings and Preservation
• 8 Library and Information Science Education and Library Literature
• 9 Prominent Leaders in the Field of Libraries and Librarianship
• 10 Summary and Conclusion
• Appendix: Chronology
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author