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Carlyle, Panizzi, and the Public Library Ideal URL: http://www.librarystudentjournal.org/index.php/lsj/article/view/41/50 Description: This essay describes how "19th century Scottish essayist, Thomas Carlyle, founded the London Library as a model for an egalitarian institution serving the common man. Carlyle disagreed vehemently with the British Museum's Librarian, Antonio Panizzi, about the role of the library in society and the need for a quiet reading room." Includes a short bibliography. From Library Student Journal, a peer-reviewed student publication. LII Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Public Author: Popowich, A.S. Publisher: Library Student Journal LII Database Information: Record 24446 created by Maria Brandt on 09/05/2007 Last modification on 05/17/2008 Published: 09/12/2007 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/24446 |
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