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A Response to ‘Whither Library History?’

A Response to ‘Whither Library History?’ BLACK'S MODEL FOR THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY HISTORY 14 W. Boyd Rayward, 'The history and historiography of information science: some reflections', in: Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Michael Buckland (eds.), Historical studies in information science (Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 1998) p. 7· 15 Black, 'Information and modernity', p. 39. Black is aware that there are a number of 'disciplinary lenses' through which one can study libraries. He mentions, '[ ... ] architecture, the sociology of professions, historical bibliography, to name but three'. He makes it clear however that he considers information science to be the 'primary' lens when he posits it as the answer to the question: 'But where might we locate the primary intellectual anchorage of library history?' 16 Michael Buckland and Ziming Liu, 'History of information science,' in Hahn & Buckland, above, p. 284. 17 The value of these types of library histories to librarians is, of course, not being denied. 18 Interestingly, those active in the 'historiography of information science' are also seeking to 'command respect from professional historians' (Buckland & Liu, PP.273, 284). This brings up the possibility that library history needs to find its proper place with historians but also with historians of information science. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library History Edinburgh University Press

A Response to ‘Whither Library History?’

Black, Alistair
Library History , Volume 17 (1): 4 – Mar 1, 2001
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BLACK'S MODEL FOR THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY HISTORY 14 W. Boyd Rayward, 'The history and historiography of information science: some reflections', in: Trudi Bellardo Hahn and Michael Buckland (eds.), Historical studies in information science (Medford, N.J.: Information Today, 1998) p. 7· 15 Black, 'Information and modernity', p. 39. Black is aware that there are a number of 'disciplinary lenses' through which one can study libraries. He mentions, '[ ... ] architecture, the sociology of professions, historical bibliography, to name but three'. He makes it clear however that he considers information science to be the 'primary' lens when he posits it as the answer to the question: 'But where might we locate the primary intellectual anchorage of library history?' 16 Michael Buckland and Ziming Liu, 'History of information science,' in Hahn & Buckland, above, p. 284. 17 The value of these types of library histories to librarians is, of course, not being denied. 18 Interestingly, those active in the 'historiography of information science' are also seeking to 'command respect from professional historians' (Buckland & Liu, PP.273, 284). This brings up the possibility that library history needs to find its proper place with historians but also with historians of information science.

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