The Cambridge History of Libraries in Britain and Ireland: Volume 3, 1850-2000 By Alistair Black, Peter Hoare
English | 2006 | 721 Pages | ISBN: 0521780977 | PDF | 12 MB
The Public Libraries Act of 1850 founded a tradition of public provision and service which continues today, and national and academic libraries have grown and multiplied accordingly. Libraries have become an industry rather than a localized phenomenon, and librarianship has developed from a scholarly craft to a scientific profession.