Libraries and Scholarly Communication in the United States: The Historical Dimension

by John Y. Cole

This is a selection of papers from a 1987 conference of the same title. While the emphasis is on academic libraries, we are reminded of the crucial role of public and private libraries. Included are a survey of past research and stimulating ideas for future work, by Phyllis Dain; Wayne Wiegand's look at the role an ideology of reading played in the slow entry of academic libraries into scholarly communication in the 19th century; and a case study...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 031326807X
• ISBN13: 9780313268076
• Release Date: March 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"