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American Public School Librarianship: A History

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Wayne A. Wiegand
2024
Published by: Johns Hopkins University Press
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The first comprehensive history of American public school librarianship.

Table of Contents

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Cover

Title

pp. I-iii

Copyright

pp. iv

Dedication

pp. v-vi

Contents

pp. vii-viii

Acknowledgments

pp. ix-xii

Introduction: A Profession with No Memory

pp. 1-13

1. Inheriting Pre-Twentieth-Century Traditions

pp. 14-40

2. "To Prove By Her Work": Establishing the Profession of School Librarianship, 1900-1930

pp. 41-71

3. Weathering the Great Depression and World War II, 1930-1950

pp. 72-100

4. Organizing the American Association of School Librarians, 1930-1952

pp. 101-121

5. Consolidating Gains, 1952-1963

pp. 122-149

6. "The Golden Era of School Library Development," 1964-1969

pp. 150-178

7. Battles for Professional Jurisdiction, 1969-1981

pp. 179-206

8. "Information Literacy": Old Wine in New Bottles, 1981-2000

pp. 207-236

9. A New Century: Adapting to Shifting Educational Environments

pp. 237-264

10. Hindsight: Factors Influencing the Contours of School Librarianship

pp. 265-278

Epilogue

pp. 279-282

Notes

pp. 283-342

Bibliography of Primary Sources

pp. 343-346

Index

pp. 347-360
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