Libraries & Culture articles from March 2003

Libraries & Culture archives from March 2003

A corrupt medium: Stephen Burroughs and the Bridgehampton, New York, Library.(Biography)
March 22, 2003... In his eighteenth-century Memoirs, criminal Stephen Burroughs tells of his campaign to establish a library in Bridgehampton, New York. When the town elders discover the plan, they insist upon reviewing Burroughs's choices. Undercurrents of...

Discipline and the discipline: histories of the British public library.
March 22, 2003... This essay suggests that historians of British public libraries may be restricted in their ability to pose certain questions about their subject matter because of the structure of the institutions of library history. These limitations are...

The destruction of Jewish libraries and archives in Cracow during World War II.
March 22, 2003... The liquidation of Jewish libraries and archives in Cracow was carried out through the organized looting and confiscation of selected collections as well as the plunder and destruction of school, private, and synagogue libraries. It was also...

Charles Nodier: the Romantic librarian.(Biography)
March 22, 2003... Charles Nodier (1780-1844), famous French writer and librarian, rose to the acme of his career during his tenure as the director of the Bibliotheque de l'Arsenal in Paris. Although his name is frequently associated with the French romantic...

The cover.
March 22, 2003... The personal bookplate of Marjorie Merriweather Post (1887 - 1973) was a regal representation of her coat of arms. Measuring 8.3 cm by 11.5 cm and colored in gradations of red, blue, and gold with black details, it was an elegant component of...

International Dictionary of Library Histories. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... International Dictionary of Library Histories, vols. 1 and 2. Edited by David H. Stain. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2001. Vol. 1: xxx, 490 pp.; vol. 2: xvi, 562 pp. $175.00. ISBN 1-57958-244-3. As the field of library history...

The British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... The British Archives: A Guide to Archive Resources in the United Kingdom, 4th ed. Edited by Janet Foster and Julia Sheppard with Richard Storey. New York: Palgrave, 2002. xxxvii, 815 pp. $170.00. ISBN 0-333-7536-6. This is the fourth...

Books and Readers in Early Modern England. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Books and Readers in Early Modern England. Edited by Jennifer Anderson and Elizabeth Sauer. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2002. vi, 305 pp. $55.00 (cloth); $24.95 (paper). ISBN 0-8122-3633-5; 0-8122-1794-2. Even within...

La Figure du bibliomane: Histoire du livre et strategie litteraire au XIX siecle. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... La Figure du bibliomane: Histoire du livre et statigie litteraire au XIX siecle. By Daniel Desormeaux. St. Genouph: Librairie Nizet, 2001. 256 pp. 22,87 Euros. ISBN 2-7078-1254-4. Bibliomania--being excessively preoccupied with the...

The Modern Invention of Information: Discourse, History, and Power. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... The Modern Invention of Information: Discourse, History, and Power. By Ronald E. Day. Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 2001. x, 139 pp. $35.00. ISBN 0-8093-2390-7. This book should be required reading for all LIS students and...

Christian Librarianship: Essays on the Integration of Faith and Profession. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Christian Librarianship: Essays on the Integration of Faith and Profession. Edited by Gregory A. Smith. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2002.239 pp. $39.95 (paper). ISBN 0-7864-1329-8. Christian Librarianship will never, I prophesy, reach the...

Internet Research: Theory and Practice. (Book Reviews).(Book Review)
March 22, 2003... Internet Research: Theory and Practice, 2nd ed. By Ned L. Fielden. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, 2001. vii, 202 pp. $25.00 (paper). ISBN 0-7864-1099-X. Ned L. Fielden has accomplished the task of providing useful and updated information...

The Library in Crisis. (Book Reviews).(Video Recording Review)
March 22, 2003... The Library in Crisis. Videocassette. Edited by Michel Giroux and Julian Samuel. 46 min. Montreal: Julian Samuel, 2002. This documentary introduces a very broad range of topics at least tangentially associated with library history and the...