How to Form a Library (Cambridge Library Collection - History of Printing, Publishing and Libraries) - Softcover

Wheatley, Henry Benjamim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108021492 ISBN 13: 9781108021494

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Henry Benjamin Wheatley (1838–1917) was a prolific writer on bibliography, literature and the arts. As founder of the Index Society, and editor of The Bibliographer, he was also involved in the foundation of the Library Association. In that context he wrote several works on library topics. How to Form a Library was published in 1886, when libraries were spreading rapidly throughout England. The book provides advice on the selection of material for different kinds of libraries and audiences, and suggests a list of core works. Although the choices reflect the period in which it was written - a point Wheatley makes about earlier lists - it nonetheless has a value in giving insight into the intellectual interests of the day. He was firmly against librarians acting as moral censors, and although his list of required reading is unlikely to be followed today, the book contains much valuable information on library history.

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Book Description

Henry Wheatley's How to Form a Library was published in 1886 when libraries were increasing rapidly. In discussing the formation of different kinds of library, and listing core works which should be included, the book provides a fascinating view of both the history of libraries and the history of ideas.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108021492
• ISBN 13: 9781108021494
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264