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ERIC Number: EJ668397
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2003
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ISSN: ISSN-1531-2542
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Vessels and Voyagers: Some Thoughts on Reading and Writing, Books and Libraries.
Werking, Richard Hume
portal: Libraries and the Academy, v3 n1 p1-12 Jan 2003
Focuses on information and written communications throughout American history. Discusses writing in several media, beginning in the mid 1400s; development of the scholarly journal in the 1600s; growth of academic libraries and the transformation of American scholarship; early views of higher education and libraries; the mission and developing services of academic libraries; and information technology and digital library development. (AEF)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education, Information Industry, Library Development, Library Services, Reading, Scholarly Writing, Writing (Composition)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: An earlier version of this essay was delivered as the keynote address at the 3rd annual Timberline Acquisitions Institute, Mt. Hood, Oregon (May 2002).