Republic of the Learned: The Role of Libraries in the Promotion of a US Democratic Vision

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1. Verfasser: Carroll, Mary
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contents Republic of the Learned: The Role of Libraries in the Promotion of a US Democratic Vision Carroll, Mary Library Education Library Role Professional Associations Public Agencies Democratic Values Philanthropic Foundations Educational History Social Change Library Development Library Services Technical Assistance Foreign Countries This paper examines the reasons why, in the first half of the twentieth century, Australian librarians were encouraged to adopt professional work practices and educational standards based on US models of "democratic" librarianship. The promotion of US models of library education and association occurred both directly through government agencies such as the United States Office of War Information (OWI), and indirectly through the philanthropic agencies and professional associations such as the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and the ALA, and was to have a lasting impact on the work of Australian librarians and on their education. (Contains 68 footnotes.)
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spellingShingle Republic of the Learned: The Role of Libraries in the Promotion of a US Democratic Vision
Carroll, Mary
Library Education
Library Role
Professional Associations
Public Agencies
Democratic Values
Philanthropic Foundations
Educational History
Social Change
Library Development
Library Services
Technical Assistance
Foreign Countries
Republic of the Learned: The Role of Libraries in the Promotion of a US Democratic Vision Carroll, Mary Library Education Library Role Professional Associations Public Agencies Democratic Values Philanthropic Foundations Educational History Social Change Library Development Library Services Technical Assistance Foreign Countries This paper examines the reasons why, in the first half of the twentieth century, Australian librarians were encouraged to adopt professional work practices and educational standards based on US models of "democratic" librarianship. The promotion of US models of library education and association occurred both directly through government agencies such as the United States Office of War Information (OWI), and indirectly through the philanthropic agencies and professional associations such as the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) and the ALA, and was to have a lasting impact on the work of Australian librarians and on their education. (Contains 68 footnotes.)
title Republic of the Learned: The Role of Libraries in the Promotion of a US Democratic Vision
topic Library Education
Library Role
Professional Associations
Public Agencies
Democratic Values
Philanthropic Foundations
Educational History
Social Change
Library Development
Library Services
Technical Assistance
Foreign Countries
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ870503