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No Silence!: A Library Life
William R. Eshelman
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Description for No Silence!: A Library Life
Hardback. A broad view of the opportunities afforded to those in the library profession and of an activist whose influence resonated at a critical time. Num Pages: 27 pages, 22 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: BGA; GL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Librarians know the author as the activist editor of the Wilson Library Bulletin and, earlier, of the California Librarian. In California he chaired the Association's Intellectual Freedom Committee, opposing the censorship efforts of legislators, initiating the Fiske study of self-censorship in school libraries, and joining the national journals in their efforts to support the desegregation of public libraries in the South. In later years, when the American Library Association remained silent after the editors of Choice and American Libraries were unjustifiably fired, he joined in rousing membership to protest. Then, as President of Scarecrow Press, he continued its strong list of books useful to librarians and initiated new series such as Native American Bibliographies and Composers of North America. Eshelman's narrative introduces the reader to the many facets of a gifted human being who has dedicated himself wholeheartedly to each of his many endeavors. It presents a broad view of the opportunities afforded to those in the library profession and of an activist whose influence resonated at a critical time. Photographs.
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
27
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810832411
SKU
V9780810832411
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Ref
99-15
About William R. Eshelman
William R. Eshelman is retired and currently lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Pat Rom. He continues to write books and articles.
Reviews for No Silence!: A Library Life
Notable among bonuses provided for the reader are accounts of Eshelman's library and other friendships...there are also interesting summaries of the earlier histories of some of the organisations with which Eshelman has been connected. He weaves into his narrative many details of his personal life and notably those with his wives and families.
Library History
Eshelman includes recollections of the many colorful personalities of these organizations in this informative and lively volume of autobiography.
AB Bookman's Weekly
...recommended for all collections supporting a degree program in librarianship or the history of publishing.
Lisca
To read this is to be reminded of why many of us came into this profession and why we still fight for what it represents—a decent, caring and tolerant society. I am glad I read this book.
The Library Association Record
The book has many positive qualities, one of which is that Ehsleman is a raconteur par excellence.
Information & Culture
...primary source material in library history...more interesting and more accessible than other memoirs with which I have struggled. Indeed, this one was fun...he tells it truthfully...and that makes the memoir a must read for any library historian of the period...it gives you a living view of the people and events of the last half century of librarianship...
College & Research Libraries
Library History
Eshelman includes recollections of the many colorful personalities of these organizations in this informative and lively volume of autobiography.
AB Bookman's Weekly
...recommended for all collections supporting a degree program in librarianship or the history of publishing.
Lisca
To read this is to be reminded of why many of us came into this profession and why we still fight for what it represents—a decent, caring and tolerant society. I am glad I read this book.
The Library Association Record
The book has many positive qualities, one of which is that Ehsleman is a raconteur par excellence.
Information & Culture
...primary source material in library history...more interesting and more accessible than other memoirs with which I have struggled. Indeed, this one was fun...he tells it truthfully...and that makes the memoir a must read for any library historian of the period...it gives you a living view of the people and events of the last half century of librarianship...
College & Research Libraries