A History of the Farmington Plan

A History of the Farmington Plan
Author: Ralph D. Wagner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 462
Release: 2002
Genre: Education
ISBN:

In 1942 an advisory board to the Library of Congress drafted a proposal for a national program of cooperation among research libraries, aimed at acquiring "at lease one copy of every book published anywhere in the world, ... which might conceivably be of interest to a research worker in America." And thus was born the Farmington Plan, which began operation in 1948 under the sponsorship of the Association of Research Libraries. In 1972 the failing plan was abandoned. This is the first in-depth study of the plans shortcomings and achievements.

Newsletter

Newsletter
Author: Association of Research Libraries
Publisher: Association of Research Libr
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1979
Genre: Library science
ISBN:

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science

Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science
Author: Allen Kent
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1973-10-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780824721084

"The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science provides an outstanding resource in 33 published volumes with 2 helpful indexes. This thorough reference set--written by 1300 eminent, international experts--offers librarians, information/computer scientists, bibliographers, documentalists, systems analysts, and students, convenient access to the techniques and tools of both library and information science. Impeccably researched, cross referenced, alphabetized by subject, and generously illustrated, the Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science integrates the essential theoretical and practical information accumulating in this rapidly growing field."