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ERIC Number: EJ428884
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0748-5786
Ahistoricity and the Library Profession: Perceptions of Biographical Researchers in LIS Concerning Research Problems, Practices, and Barriers.
Carmichael, James V., Jr.
Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, v31 n4 p329-56 Spr 1991
Discussion of the value of knowledge about the history of library science in the formation of professional identity focuses on a survey that was designed to provide data about the patterns of research that characterize a group of library historians concerned with biography. Barriers to biographical research are examined. (32 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Biographies, Costs, Higher Education, Information Science Education, Library Schools, Library Science, Questionnaires, Research Methodology, Surveys
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Background