Library World Records, 3d ed.
Library World Records, 3d ed.

Author: Godfrey Oswald

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-08-11

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 147662772X

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Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published? Where is the world's busiest public library? Which three books were the first to contain photographs? In its updated and expanded third edition, this reference work provides hundreds of fascinating facts about libraries, books, periodicals, reference databases, specialty archives, bookstores, catalogs, technology, information science organizations and library buildings.

Library World Records, 3d ed.
Library World Records, 3d ed.

Author: Godfrey Oswald

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 1476667772

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Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published? Where is the world's busiest public library? Which three books were the first to contain photographs? In its updated and expanded third edition, this reference work provides hundreds of fascinating facts about libraries, books, periodicals, reference databases, specialty archives, bookstores, catalogs, technology, information science organizations and library buildings.

Library World Records
Library World Records

Author: Godfrey Oswald

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13:

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"This book not only provides information about and comparisons of libraries; it is also a story of libraries and books from the earliest times to the present. The hundreds of facts about libraries, periodicals, books and reference databases around the world illustrate their evolution from crude and simple to sophisticated, complex and efficient."--Provided by publisher.

Library and Information Science
Library and Information Science

Author: Michael Bemis

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2014-03-03

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0838996051

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This unique annotated bibliography is a complete, up-to-date guide to sources of information on library science, covering recent books, monographs, periodicals and websites, and selected works of historical importance.