The Past, Present, and Future of Libraries: Transactions, American Philosophical Society (Vol. 110, Part 3) - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1606181033 ISBN 13 : 9781606181034

Editeur : American Philosophical Society Press, 2021

Synopsis

In October 2018, the Amer, Philosophical Soc. (APS) gathered a group of scholars, library professionals, & thought leaders to discuss the past, present, & future of the library. This also marked the 275th ann'y. of the APS, founded by Benjamin Franklin & several friends. Topics include: The Female Mind & the Art of Reading across the Color Line; Academic Libraries Supporting Change in Amer. Higher Educ., 1860-1920; Building the Native Amer. Collection at Amherst College; Toward Authentic Accessibility in Digital Libraries; Changing Attitudes Toward Access to Special Collections; Preservation of Electronic Gov't. Info.; Speculation on the Future of Library Curation; The Collection Is the Network; Future Frontiers for Special Collections Libraries. Illus.

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À propos de l?auteur

Patrick Spero is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Philosophical Society. As a scholar of early American history, he specializes in the era of the American Revolution, and has published over a dozen essays and reviews on the topic. He is the author of Frontier Rebels: The Fight for Independence in the American West, 1765-1776 (Norton, 2018), and of Frontier Country: The Politics of War in Early Pennsylvania, and The American Revolution Reborn: New Perspectives for the Twenty-First Century, both of which are available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: American Philosophical Society Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1606181033
• ISBN 13: 9781606181034
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 308
• Éditeur: Spero Patrick
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