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Broken Pieces: A Library Life, 1941-1978

By Michael Gorman

Book information

Publisher
Amer Library Assn Editions
Year
2011
ISBN
0838911048, 9780838911044
LCC
Z720.G68 A3 2011
Google Books ID
R5ZtApAOJMoC
Open Library ID
OL25077506M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1758039 bytes)
Pages
249\249
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

From his earliest reading memories in wartime Britain through five decades of librarianship, eminent librarianand former ALA President Michael Gorman offers insights from his extraordinary career in this new memoir.Gorman relates his personal and professional journey in prose that is by turns charming, opinioned, andrevealing. He made perhaps his most significant contribution to librarianship as editor of the 1978 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, a major development that receives detailed attention here. The debates andarguments that would shape professional practice for years to come are dramatically presented, with a vivid castof characters including leading librarians from two continents. Broken Pieces, Gorman s account of being onthe front lines of many of the most important decisions made in librarianship during his career, is a timely andentertaining read.

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