348 Pages
by
Routledge
338 Pages
by
Routledge
338 Pages
by
Routledge
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From a review of the first edition: "For those of us whose minds unhinge at the sheer immensity of the Library of Congress, with its maze of corridors, multilayered stacks and circuitous subterranean passages, this study will prevent many a false step." —Smithsonian Since the first edition of this book appeared in 1972, there have been many changes in the Library, including a massive... Read more
Preface -- Introduction -- An Informal History: How the Library Got Where It Is -- The History through Spofford -- The History: Young to Boorstin -- The Organization of the Library -- The Library When It's Working Well -- Acquiring the Collections -- Controlling the Collections -- Using the Collections: The Research Services -- Using the Collections: The Congressional Research Service -- Using the Collections: The Law Library -- Services to the Blind and Physically Handicapped -- The Library of Congress and the Performing Arts -- The Library under Stress: Relationships with the Special Elites -- The Library of Congress and Congress: the Congressional Research Service -- The Library of Congress and Congress: The National Library -- The Library of Congress and the Library World: Cards and the National Bibliography -- The Library of Congress and the Library World: Computers -- The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation before Boorstin -- The Library of Congress and the Scholarly World: The Situation since Boorstin -- Question for the Year 2000 -- Do We Need a National Library—For Whom to Do What? -- Librarians of Congress
Biography
Charles A. Goodruan, Helen ain
