Year: 1973
Type: book-review
Abstract: That "no library is an island" is forceably brought to everyone's attention by The Metropolitan Library.While the emphasis of this publication is on the social, political, and economic problems of the large library located in the major urban centers of the United States, the effect of the suburban library, school libraries, community college libraries, and college and university libraries on the urban library make this volume broader in scope than the title would indicate.The volume is divided into four parts: !-Introduction, li-The Function of the Public Library, III-The Public Library in the Metropolis, and IV -Critical Issues.The eighteen chapters are authored by five librarians and twelve specialists in other disciplines.(Ms.Molz presents two chapters.)In addition to Ms. Molz, such stalwarts in the library field as Dr.
Source: College & Research Libraries
Author: John T. Eastlick
Language: English
Subfield: Library and Information Sciences
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2331786571