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Merchants of Light: The Paris Library School, Internationalism, and the Globalization of a Profession
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Witt, Steven – Library Quarterly, 2013
Amid growing isolationism after World War I, the American Library Association transferred its wartime programs to train librarians in Europe and promote the American model of public libraries. Working in collaboration with American philanthropists and members of the French library community, ALA established a permanent library school in Paris that…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Professional Associations
Resources for Scholars: Four Library and Information Science Collections. Part 2: Columbia University and American Library Association.
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Cava, Olha della; And Others – Library Quarterly, 1991
Describes the research resources of two information science collections: (1) the Columbia University School of Library Service, including materials on library science, the history of printing and publishing, and the history of children's literature; and (2) the headquarters library of the American Library Association (ALA), which contains both ALA…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Collections
Public Librarians and the Civil Rights Movement: Alabama, 1955-1965.
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Graham, Patterson Toby – Library Quarterly, 2001
Relates the experiences of three public librarians in Alabama during the Civil Rights movement who challenged the resistance to integration. Discusses conflicts between professional and regional values; local racial customs; the ethics of librarianship; and the roles of the American Library Association and the Alabama Library Association.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Conflict, Ethics, Librarians