The Origins of American Academic Librarianship

Author/Contributor(s):	Shiflett, Orvin Lee ; Unknown
Publisher:	Praeger
Date:	01/01/1981
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

This book treats academic librarianship as a professional culture, and traces its historical development in relation to the transformation of American higher education from the early 19th Century into the age of the university. It also gives a broad understanding of the status and role of today's academic librarian.