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1850–2000

Series The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland, Volume 3

Edited by Alistair Black and Peter Hoare

Publication Date 2006

Hardback ISBN-10
0521780977

Hardback ISBN-13
9780521780971

Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.1017/CHOL9780521780971

Overview

This is the first detailed scholarly history of libraries in Britain and Ireland. It aims to provide a panorama of the great variety of libraries since the medieval period, setting them in their social and cultural contexts and interpreting their role as it has changed over time. Libraries of all kinds are included, from monastic libraries and other manuscript collections to the modern world of electronic information. Special attention is given to the purposes of libraries - in education, for professional use, for religious purposes and of course for leisure and general reading. Large libraries and small are covered, with examples from all over the British Isles of how needs have been met. Each volume includes an extensive bibliography of sources and secondary works.

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Table of Contents

Frontmatter

Introduction: sources and methodologies for the history of libraries in the modern era
by
Alistair Black and Peter Hoare

Libraries and the modern world
by
Alistair Black and Peter Hoare

Enlightening the Masses: the Public Library as Concept and Reality

The Voluntary Ethic: Libraries of our Own

Libraries for National Needs: Library Provision in the Public Sphere in the Countries of the British Isles

The Nation's Treasury: Britain's National Library as Concept and Reality

The Spirit of Enquiry: Higher Education and Libraries

The Rise of Professional Society: Libraries for Specialist Areas

The Trade and its Tools: Librarians and Libraries in Action

Automation Pasts, Electronic Futures: the Digital Revolution

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