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== History == | == History == | ||
The '''Columbia College School of Library Economy''' was established in 1887 by [[Melvil Dewey]], then the chief librarian.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=cxICAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA847&ots=RHKprmNee0&dq=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&pg=PA847#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&f=false]</ref> In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.<ref>http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/bookplates/29_1_Columbia.htm</ref><ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html</ref> | The '''Columbia College School of Library Economy''' was established in 1887 by [[Melvil Dewey]], then the chief librarian.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=cxICAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA847&ots=RHKprmNee0&dq=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&pg=PA847#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&f=false]</ref> In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.<ref>http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/bookplates/29_1_Columbia.htm</ref><ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html</ref> | ||
| − | + | ===Closure === | |
| + | In 1990, provost [[Jonathan Cole]] commissioned a review that advocated for its closure. The report cited a "lack of a research agenda, and a lack | ||
| + | of a base of professional knowledge". Needless to say, the librarians were pissed.<ref>http://www.digitalhumanities.org/humanist/Archives/Virginia/v04/0622.html</ref> <ref>http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an14/an14-4/an14-402.html</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sls/ School of Library Service Alumni Site] | [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/sls/ School of Library Service Alumni Site] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:00, 8 December 2013
The School of Library Service was a graduate school that existed from 1926 to 1993.
Contents
History
The Columbia College School of Library Economy was established in 1887 by Melvil Dewey, then the chief librarian.[1] In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.[2][3]
Closure
In 1990, provost Jonathan Cole commissioned a review that advocated for its closure. The report cited a "lack of a research agenda, and a lack of a base of professional knowledge". Needless to say, the librarians were pissed.[4] [5]
References
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=cxICAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA847&ots=RHKprmNee0&dq=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&pg=PA847#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&f=false]
- ↑ http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/bookplates/29_1_Columbia.htm
- ↑ http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html
- ↑ http://www.digitalhumanities.org/humanist/Archives/Virginia/v04/0622.html
- ↑ http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an14/an14-4/an14-402.html
External Links
School of Library Service Alumni Site
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