Year: 1980
Type: article
Abstract: FIFTY-FIVEYEARS AGO a major survey of library services in the United States was made. The results of that study were published by the American Library Association in 1926 and 1927. Although approximately 1200 public libraries responded to the survey, the section dealing with services to the “foreign born ” was based on fewer than 50 replies. According to the survey, librarians maintained contacts with a variety of immigrant organizations, welfare groups and knowledgeable individuals in the “foreign ” communities. Twenty-eight of the libraries reported holdings in thirty-three foreign languages. Their combined book holdings included: French, 224,000 volumes; German, 210,000; Italian,
Author: Natalia B. Bezugloff
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1584770646