Report on Public Libraries in England and Wales
Title | Report on Public Libraries in England and Wales PDF eBook |
Author | Great Britain. Board of Education. Public Libraries Committee |
Publisher | |
Pages | 366 |
Release | 1927 |
Genre | Libraries |
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Early Public Libraries
Title | Early Public Libraries PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Kelly |
Publisher | Gower Publishing Company, Limited |
Pages | 300 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN |
Libraries in Britain
Title | Libraries in Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth Cecil Harrison |
Publisher | [Harlow] : published for the British Council by Longmans |
Pages | 62 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Libraries |
ISBN |
Early public libraries: a history o public libraries in Great Britain before 1850
Title | Early public libraries: a history o public libraries in Great Britain before 1850 PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Kelly |
Publisher | London : The Library Association |
Pages | 281 |
Release | 1966 |
Genre | Libraries |
ISBN |
The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland
Title | The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland PDF eBook |
Author | Giles Mandelbrote |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-02-27 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781107683709 |
A History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland describes the development of libraries in Great Britain and Ireland over some 1500 years, and their role as a part of the social, intellectual and cultural history. In addition to obvious links with the history of books and literature, the volumes include consideration of education, technology, social philosophy, architecture and the arts, as they have affected libraries. The significant international dimension, which has affected British and Irish libraries from the Middle Ages to the present, receives due attention. Other themes considered in each volume include the housing, storage and maintenance of books and other material; the individuals responsible for their care and those who used them; developments in provision, organization and cataloguing; and the principles and attitudes - of librarians and users - which such developments reflect.
Free Town Libraries, Their Formation, Management, and History
Title | Free Town Libraries, Their Formation, Management, and History PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Edwards |
Publisher | |
Pages | 696 |
Release | 1869 |
Genre | Book collectors |
ISBN |
The British Library
Title | The British Library PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Howard |
Publisher | Scala Books |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Libraries |
ISBN |
The British Library holds one of the world's greatest collections of books and manuscripts, spanning almost three millennia and from all parts of the world. They include such famous documents as The Lindisfarne Gospels, the Diamond Sutra, Gutenberg's 42-line Bible, the Magna Carta and Shakespeare's First Folio. Among the thousands of manuscripts are copies of some of the best-known works of English literature and world-renowned collections of maps, music, stamps, photographs, patents, newspapers and sound recordings. Scala has commissioned newspaper columnist and author, Philip Howard, to write the text for this important book. With his usual witty and refreshing approach, Philip avoids the traditional collection-by-collection analysis, but sets out to give a retrospective trawl through the areas of universal knowledge within the library, highlighting its treasures to illustrate his themes. The range and scope of the library's treasures are unparalleled, and this superb new book in Scala's series on the great libraries of the world gives a flavour of the richness of the library's collection in an innovative and entertaining way. 150 colour illustrations