Tradition in Transition - A History of the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, 100th Anniversary, 1901-2001

Published as part of a year-long celebration of the centennial of the School of Information Sciences, this volume interweaves anecdotes about individuals with facts and dates to provide a detailed history and a picture of the people who made the School what it is today. This fascinating narrative describes the evolution of a profession using the history of one of its leading educational institutions as a lens. Of interest to all library and information science educators, as well as students interested in the history of education and the development of the various facets of information science.

About the author

By Carol Bleier - Foreword by Toni Carbo

Summary

Published as part of a year-long celebration of the centennial of the School of Information Sciences, this volume interweaves anecdotes about individuals with facts and dates to provide a detailed history and a picture of the people who made the school what it is today.

Product details

• Authors: Carol Bleier, Toni Carbo
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780810840881
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-4088-1
• No. of pages: 196
• Dimensions: 210 mm x 284 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 567 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1999 n. Chr.), Hochschulbildung, Fort- und Weiterbildung, Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen, Pennsylvania