Louis Stanley Jast. A Biographical Sketch. [With Plates and a Portrait.].
Author: Walter George FRY (and MUNFORD (William Arthur))
Publisher:
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 79
ISBN-13:
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Our Own Selves
Author: Michael Gorman
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9780838908969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn Our Own Selves, Michael Gorman creates 100 new meditations specifically addressing the issues at the heart of the library profession. Reaffirming the value of librarianship and reintroducing the joys that make it unlike any other vocation, Gorman expands and follows up on his popular first collection of meditations.
Louis Stanley Jast
Author: W. G. Fry
Publisher: London : Library Association
Published: 1966
Total Pages: 126
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudies on Western Esotericism in Central and Eastern Europe
Author: Nemanja Radulović
Publisher: JATEPress Kiadó
Published: 2019-06-01
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9633153972
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThese papers examine how occult and esoteric themes appear in visual and verbal media, connecting to intellectual history, literature, the arts, present day pop culture, and religious practices. The topics range from the witchcraft motives in the love poetry of the 15th-century Humanist poet, Conrad Celtis; through the activities of Polish and Russian theosophists; Croatian, Greek, Polish painters of the spiritual; the philosophy of wine by the Hungarian esoteric philosopher Béla Hamvas; to contemporary Serbian magic and neo-shamanism. Two studies touch upon the influence of Freemasonry and the Kabbalah in Western esotericism, and, although these are not specifically Central European topics, they provide parallel perspectives to what the other papers of the collection are investigating.
Free Books for All
Author: Lorne Bruce
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 1994-01-09
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 1550022059
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFree Books for All provides a detailed and reflective account of the people. groups, communities, and ideas that shaped library development in the decades between 1850 and 1930, from Egerton Ryerson to George Locke, from Mechanics Institutes to renovated Carnegie libraries. A chronological narrative, lively writings by the people involved, tables, maps, graphs, and period photographs combine to tell the stories of the librarians, trustees, educators, politicians, and library users who contributed to Ontario's early public library system. The book brings to life a fascinating period of library history. The movement to use the power of local governments to furnish rate-supported library service for citizens was a successful Victorian and Edwardian thrust. Today, more than 500 public libraries span the province, serving as intermediary points between authors and readers and providing a wide scope of information and programming services for educational and recreational purposes. The libraries themselves are, in part, a tribute to the men and women who worked tirelessly to promote library service before 1930. This new study will deepen our understanding of the people and processes that established the foundation for modern public library service in Ontario and Canada.
Historical Dictionary of Librarianship
Author: Mary Ellen Quinn
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2014-05-08
Total Pages: 364
ISBN-13: 0810875454
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough the history of librarianship as an organized profession dates only as far back as the mid-19th century, the history of libraries is much older, and people have been engaged in pursuits that we recognize as librarianship for many thousands of years. This book traces librarianship from its origins in ancient times through its development in response to the need to control the flood of information in the modern world to the profound transformations brought about by the new technologies of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The Historical Dictionary of Librarianship focuses on librarianship as a modern, organized profession, emphasizing the period beginning in the mid-19th century. Author Mary Ellen Quinn relates the history of this profession through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, libraries around the world, and notable organizations and associations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about librarianship.
Speaking of Information
Author: Rory Litwin
Publisher: Library Juice Press, LLC
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 1936117207
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compilation of quotations originally collected for the 'Quotes of the Week' section of Library Juice, an electronic magazine that dealt with philosophical and political dimensions of librarianship.
Books, Buildings and Social Engineering
Author: Alistair Black
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 530
ISBN-13: 1317173287
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPublic libraries have strangely never been the subject of an extensive design history. Consequently, this important and comprehensive book represents a ground-breaking socio-architectural study of pre-1939 public library buildings. A surprisingly high proportion of these urban civic buildings remain intact and present an increasingly difficult architectural problem for many communities. The book thus includes a study of what is happening to these historic libraries now and proposes that knowledge of their origins and early development can help build an understanding of how best to handle their future.
European Modernism and the Information Society
Author: W. Boyd Rayward
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 361
ISBN-13: 131713947X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUniting a team of international and interdisciplinary scholars, this volume considers the views of early twentieth-century European thinkers on the creation, dissemination and management of publicly available information. Interdisciplinary in perspective, the volume reflects the nature of the thinkers discussed, including Otto Neurath, Patrick Geddes, the English Fabians, Paul Otlet, Wilhelm Ostwald and H. G. Wells. The work also charts the interest since the latter part of the nineteenth century in finding new ways to think about and to manage the growing body of available information in order to achieve aims such as the advancement of Western civilization, the alleviation of inequalities across classes and countries, and the promotion of peaceful coexistence between nations. In doing so, the contributors provide a novel historical context for assessing widely-held assumptions about today's globalized, 'post modern' information society. This volume will interest all who are curious about the creation of a modern networked information society.
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1989-09-26
Total Pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9780824720452
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."
