LHRT (Library History Round Table)

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The mission of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) is to encourage research and publication on library history and promote awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship.

Learn more about LHRT on the ALA website.

  • 1.  Database for Library History

    Posted 10 days ago

    Super exciting news for the library history community and the library profession in general!  Please see Eric Novotny's announcement on the blog about the launch of the Library History Bibliography Database!:

    Library History Bibliography Database Launch!

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    Library History Bibliography Database Launch!
    I am excited to announce the launch of the Library History Bibliography database. Home | Bibliography of Library History, 1990-2022 (psu.edu) This resource contains over 7,000 records for books, articles, and theses in library history. It contains entries from the semi-annual bibliographies compiled by Ed Goedeken over three decades with more recent publications identified by David Lincove....
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    Brett Spencer
    Reference Librarian
    Thun Library, Penn State Berks
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  • 2.  RE: Database for Library History

    Posted 9 days ago
    Dear All,

    This database is a wonderful contribution to library history scholarship! Its capacity to facilitate research in this area of study cannot be measured. Thank you to everyone who lead, organized, developed and ultimately delivered on this invaluable resource.

    Sincerely, 

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    Sterling Joseph Coleman, Jr., Ph.D.
    Director, Library Services
    Clark State College | www.clarkstate.edu
    937.328.6023 | colemans@clarkstate.edu
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