Bøker av Wayne A. Wiegand

Wiegand examines the development of ALA from 1876 to 1917 in this masterful tale. He analyzes the three elements of Dewey's motto, `The best reading for the largest number at the least cost,' and how they characterized ALA's development as the leaders sought to accomplish those goals.

Examines four emblematic small-town libraries in the US Midwest from the late nineteenth century through the federal Library Service Act of 1956, and shows that these institutions served a much different purpose than is so often perceived. Rather than acting as neutral institutions that are vital to democracy, these libraries were actually mediating community literary values and providing a public space for the construction of social harmony.

A comprehensive global and historical reference in 263 alphabetically arranged articles ranging in length from a paragraph to a mini-essay, most followed by a brief bibliography. It offers coverage of prominent libraries, historical periods in library development, library concerns, library organiza