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Explanation and Prediction: Building a Unified Theory of Librarianship, Concept and Review.
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McGrath, William E. – Library Trends, 2002
Develops a comprehensive, unified, explanatory theory of librarianship by first making an analogy to the unification of the fundamental forces of nature. Topics include dependent and independent variables; publishing; acquisitions; classification and organization of knowledge; storage, preservation, and collection management; collections; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation