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American public school librarianship : a history
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"This book is a comprehensive and critical history of American public school librarianship"--
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- Creator
- Wayne A. Wiegand
- Format
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- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021
- ©2021
- Physical Details
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- x, 360 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 1421441500, 9781421441504, 1421441519, 9781421441511
- OCLC
- on1290479074, on1273475641, on1204267665
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 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