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Carmichael, James V., Jr. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 1991
Discussion of the value of knowledge about the history of library science in the formation of professional identity focuses on a survey that was designed to provide data about the patterns of research that characterize a group of library historians concerned with biography. Barriers to biographical research are examined. (32 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Biographies, Costs, Higher Education
Shiflett, Lee – 1996
Louis Shores (1904-1981) was one of the undisputed intellectual leaders of librarianship in the 1960s. By that time, Shores had already established a national reputation in the field of reference work and had become prominent in education for librarianship. His lifelong commitment to his profession centered around his intense belief in the power…
Descriptors: Activism, Biographies, Leadership, Librarians