Libraries and Librarianship: Sixty Years of Challenge and Change, 1945 - 2005 [Hardcover]

This is a very good book....This would be a good addition to any library....summarizes the major trends and events that changed the library profession and world of libraries over the last 60 years....For comprehensive professional collections....an insightful retrospective on the past 60 years of the library profession.This work is a successful, substantial snapshot of digital library development....So much is occurring in the digital library world that the provision of an organized, coherent overview is more than welcome.The book was enjoyable to read...Bobinski's text provides a perfect foundation to understand present and future library operations.Writing with students, practitioners, and professors in mind, Bobinski (library and information studies, U. of Buffalo, SUNY) describes changes in the field of librarianship from 1945 to 2005 and related social, political, and economic factors. He begins with a review of information formats, the organization of sources, changes in reference service, trends in management, and the impact of technology. Subsequent chapters address different types of libraries, cooperation, funding, philanthropy, the role of the Council on Library and Information Resources, professional associations, gender and ethnicity, buildings, and education. The last chapter lists important figures in the field and their contributions.This book is highly recommended for libraries used by students in library programs and as a reference resource in large public libraries.The author is well qualified to write on this subject....a worthwhile read.Anyone interested in a tightly constructed history of American librarianship in one volume, written with authority by an established library historian and educator, will find Bobinski's Libraries and Librarianship a wonderful book to read. Better yet, if you can, buy this for your own professional reading shelf. It will stand you in good stead for years to come!This book is recommended for academic libraries, eslÃa