{"product_id":"the-library-as-place-history-community-and-culture-paperback","title":"The Library as Place: History, Community, and Culture - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Buschman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eGloria J. Leckie\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWayne A. Wiegand\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibraries, as a component of cultural space, are ubiquitous to almost every society during almost every time period. However, as places of cultural and symbolic and intellectual meaning, they have varied greatly. To capture both aspects, this collection of 14 original papers covers library spaces old and new, real and imagined, large and small, public and private. Contributions range from a consideration of the Garrison library in the British Empire, to the Carnegie library as a social institution, to the imagined library in \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a fascinating look at the library as a physical, social, and intellectual place within the hearts and minds of its clientele and the public at large.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn E. Buschman\u003c\/b\u003e holds a B.S. in history and sociology and an M.L.S. - both from Ball State University, and an M.A. in American Studies from Saint Joseph's University. He has published two books: \u003ci\u003eDismantling the Public Sphere: Situating and Sustaining Libraries in the Age of the New Public Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e ( Libraries Unlimited 2003) and \u003ci\u003eCritical Approaches to Information Technology in Librarianship: Foundations and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e (Greenwood 1993). He is co-editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eProgressive Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e and on the editorial board of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Philosophy and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGloria J. Leckie\u003c\/b\u003e has an MLIS as well as an MA and PhD in Geography from the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests include information-seeking behavior, the work of scholars and professionals, academic librarianship, information literacy and libraries as public space. Gloria is currently on the Board of the Association for Library and Information Science Education, as well as on the Editorial Boards of \u003ci\u003eLibrary Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eCanadian Journal of Information and Library Science\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 9.96 x 7.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 30, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52696940839219,"sku":"9781591583820","price":111.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/I8B1nK8deD9781591583820.webp?v=1763124823","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-library-as-place-history-community-and-culture-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}