International conference
History of librarianship
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History of Librarianship 25-26 august 2014
25 august
9h Introduction Raphaële Mouren, Steve Witt
Historiography, History, legacy and influences
The end of international and comparative librarianship? Peter Lor, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Historiographical futures for library history: Conceptual observations for future historians Jean-Pierre Herubel, Purdue University, USA
History and historiography of libraries in Brazil: reflections since a Cabinet de lecture, 1837-1937 Fabiano Azevedo, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Coffee break
Humfrey Wanley's memoranda: theory and practice of librarianship at the turn of the XVIIIth century Mathilde Koskas, Bibliothèque nationale de France
The Legacy of Bengal Renaissance in Public Library Development in India during the Colonial British Rule: A Historiographical Study Anup Kumar Das, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
Father Laire's bibliography course Dominique Varry, Ecole nationale supérieure des sciences de l’information et des bibliothèques, France
Lunch
14h15 The Memory of Brazilian Librarianship: past and present of the future Eduardo Alentejo, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ana Virginia Pinheiro, National Library of Brazil
Jesuit librarianship in the 19th and 20th centuries Sheza Moledina, Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon, France
Coffee break
New skills, new missions, new profession
Library exhibitions before 1914: a discovery travel Juliette Jestaz, Bibliothèque historique de la Ville de Paris, France
Ernest Cushing Richardson's ‘Union World Catalogue of Manuscript Books': Motivations and Lessons Learned Lynn Ransom, Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies, University of Pennsylvania Libraries, USA
From leaders' formation to mass politization: Political libraries in France (1955-1980) Julien Hage, Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France
26 August 9h Librarianship at war, committed librarians
The engagement of Italian librarians during the Great War Loretta De Franceschi, Università degli studi di Urbino, Italy
Let Us Forget this Cherishing of Women in Library Work : Women in the American Library War Service, 1918-1920 Suzanne Stauffer, Louisiana State University, USA
Ruthie's Little Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Military Library System in the Vietnam War Kate Stewart, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, USA
Coffee break
Battle Cry: American Library Association and Its Southern Chapters during the Civil Rights Movement Steven R. Harris, University of Nevada, USA
Libraries and Internationalism: International Mind Alcoves and the struggle for global public opinion Steve Witt, International and Area Studies Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
Like asking policeman about Siberian geography: Librarian's professional status and civil service reforms Eric Novotny, Arts and Humanities Library, Pennsylvania State University
Lunch 14h Training
Early history of Library science education in Ontario, Canada Agatha Barc, E. J. Pratt Library, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, Canada
The changing narratives of library education Katharine Whaite, University College London, United Kingdom
History of curriculum development in Library science education in China Zhixian Yi, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Coffee break
For those of a ‘practical rather than an academic turn of mind': the construction of a stratified model of Australian LIS education Carroll Mary, Charles Sturt University, Australia
A professional journal as a testimony of the Librarianship development and broader cultural and historical movements in a society, Serbia Milica Stevanović, Narodna biblioteka Krusevac, Serbia
Conclusion
Location: École nationale supérieure des sciences de l'information et des bibliothèques, Lyon-Villeurbanne, France Organizers: IFLA Rare Books and Manuscripts Section, IFLA Library History Special Interest Group, Centre Gabriel Naudé (EA 7286-enssib) Raphaële Mouren, Steven W. Witt Registration is free but mandatory. To register for the conference, create a free account on the left of the homepage.
The library profession has existed since ancient times and has undergone many changes. These shifts have been impacted by political, religious, educational, intellectual and cultural history spanning countries and peoples. Throughout its evolution, the profession has found itself both in parallel and at odds with dominant cultural and political forces. The aim of the conference is to provide a comparative history of librarianship. It will seek to highlight not only the history of practices and motivations driving the profession but to also reflect theoretically on the divergent views among librarians in their role of gatekeepers to knowledge on the one hand and serving specific audiences to facilitate access on the other. The conference will focus on the following topics:
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