Library World Records - Softcover

Oswald, Godfrey

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078641619X ISBN 13: 9780786416196

Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, 2004

Synopsis

Which university in the world has the largest library? What year was the first CD-ROM book released? What is the title of the largest book ever published? The answers to all of these questions can be found in this volume, which not only provides information about ? and comparisons of ? libraries, but in effect tells the story of libraries and books from the earliest times to the present. The book?s 300+ entries are organized by national libraries; public and subscription libraries; university and academic libraries; specialty libraries and archives; books, periodicals and bookstores; catalogs, databases and technology; information science organizations; and library buildings.

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Review

"This book should surely whet your intellectual appetite...a wide variety of interesting and unusual facts...fascinating...diligent research...will ce -- Emerald "Emerald"

"intriguing...easy, enjoyable browsing"--Library Journal; "this ready-reference work is fun to browse...this is an entertaining book that gathers unique information in one volume...this book should surely whet your intellectual appetite...a wide variety of interesting and unusual facts...fascinating...diligent research...will certainly enlighten and entertain"--Booklist; "an international indispensable reference work on fascinating superlatives covering libraries and books around the world...fascinating...with surprising facts for everyone, this work will certainly enlighten and entertain librarians about the enduring and remarkable history of our institutions."--Panlibus Magazine; "librarians will enjoy dipping in to [this book]"--Australian Library Journal; "Library World Records has provided an important service"--ARBA; "this fascinating second edition of Library World Records...celebrates all aspects of library life, and lists the various world records in an orderly index that only a librarian could create...more than simply a comprehensive list of records: it is woven together with a strong and poignant sense of library history"--London Clip; "contains everything anyone would want to know about world records related to libraries, reference databases, books and periodicals. The amount of information gathered here is astounding"--Emerald Journal; "informative entries...strongly recommended"--Dawn; "fascinating facts and figures"--IPMatters; "features all the facts that one could possibly need or want to know about libraries...useful"--Reference Reviews; "a book to dip into...surprising facts for everyone...good"--World Patent Information.

About the Author

Librarian and information consultant Godfrey Oswald lives in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 078641619X
• ISBN 13: 9780786416196
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264