Library Association Record

Library Association Record PDF

Author: Library Association

Publisher:

Published: 1902

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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Proceedings of the 22d-33d annual conference of the Library Association in v. 1-12; proceedings of the 34th-44th, 47th-57th annual conference issued as a supplement to v. 13-23, new ser. v. 3-ser. 4, v. 1.

Library World Records, 3d ed.

Library World Records, 3d ed. PDF

Author: Godfrey Oswald

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2017-08-11

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 147662772X

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Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published? Where is the world's busiest public library? Which three books were the first to contain photographs? In its updated and expanded third edition, this reference work provides hundreds of fascinating facts about libraries, books, periodicals, reference databases, specialty archives, bookstores, catalogs, technology, information science organizations and library buildings.