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Merchants of Light: The Paris Library School, Internationalism, and the Globalization of a Profession
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Witt, Steven – Library Quarterly, 2013
Amid growing isolationism after World War I, the American Library Association transferred its wartime programs to train librarians in Europe and promote the American model of public libraries. Working in collaboration with American philanthropists and members of the French library community, ALA established a permanent library school in Paris that…
Descriptors: Library Services, Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Professional Associations
Clergy of the Mind: Alvin S. Johnson, William S. Learned, the Carnegie Corporations, and the American Library Association
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Latham, Joyce M. – Library Quarterly, 2010
During the early twentieth century, Alvin Johnson and William S. Learned produced two separate but related studies relative to the donations of the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) to public library construction. These reports became means for the planned disassociation of the philanthropic organization from its historical relationship with…
Descriptors: Locus of Control, Public Libraries, Professional Associations, Corporations
Collective Bargaining and Professional Associations in the Library Field.
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Todd, Katherine – Library Quarterly, 1985
Addresses issue of viability of the American Library Association (ALA) as a quasi-union. Discussion covers concerns raised over whether ALA should become collective bargaining agent for librarians, experiences of three professional organizations that became quasi-unions, and impact of ALA's decision not to accept role on its professional stature.…
Descriptors: Arbitration, Collective Bargaining, Comparative Analysis, Librarians
Resources for Scholars: Four Library and Information Science Collections. Part 2: Columbia University and American Library Association.
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Cava, Olha della; And Others – Library Quarterly, 1991
Describes the research resources of two information science collections: (1) the Columbia University School of Library Service, including materials on library science, the history of printing and publishing, and the history of children's literature; and (2) the headquarters library of the American Library Association (ALA), which contains both ALA…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Higher Education, Library Associations, Library Collections
Public Librarians and the Civil Rights Movement: Alabama, 1955-1965.
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Graham, Patterson Toby – Library Quarterly, 2001
Relates the experiences of three public librarians in Alabama during the Civil Rights movement who challenged the resistance to integration. Discusses conflicts between professional and regional values; local racial customs; the ethics of librarianship; and the roles of the American Library Association and the Alabama Library Association.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Conflict, Ethics, Librarians
Founding Mothers: The Contribution of Women's Organizations to Public Library Development in the United States.
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Watson, Paula D. – Library Quarterly, 1994
Examines the work of women's voluntary associations in support of public libraries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Activities studied include support of traveling libraries, library legislation, and the founding of local libraries. Cooperation of organized women's groups with the American Library Association and other organizations is…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Females, Feminism, Legislation