Seminary Libraries And University Extension (1887) - Couverture souple

Adams, Professor Herbert Baxter

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1164824163 ISBN 13 : 9781164824169

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Seminary Libraries and University Extension, published in 1887, is a book written by Herbert Baxter Adams. The book is a comprehensive study of the role of seminary libraries in the development of higher education in America. It explores the history and evolution of seminary libraries, their collections, and their role in educating and training future ministers and scholars. The book also examines the importance of university extension programs in providing access to higher education to individuals who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend college. Adams argues that seminary libraries and university extension programs are essential for the continued growth and development of higher education in America. The book is a valuable resource for scholars, educators, and anyone interested in the history of American higher education.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

The Historical Seminarium is a German Institution. It first came into prominence about fifty years ago, under the direction of Leopold von Ranke2 at the University of Berlin. Ranke sown training at Leipzig had been chiefly philological, and he transferred the seminary method from philology to history. It had long been customary to train philological students by practical exercises in the critical interpretation of classical authors. The discussions were always carried on in Latin. The practice was simply an adaptation of old scholastic methods of disputation to new uses. In seminary priests and in the schools of the Jesuits we have survivals of the lr This paper on Seminary Libraries was written at the request of a committee of the American Library A ssociation, and was presented at their annual meeting held September 6-9, 1887, upon one of the Thousand I slands. By consent of the editor of the Proceedings of the A ssociation, the paper is published in this number of the University Studies, in connection with kindred articles on The Work of Libraries and University Extension. 2S ee article by the writer on Leopold von Ranke, published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 1887, Vol. XXII, part II.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1164824163
• ISBN 13: 9781164824169
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 52
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible