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Books and libraries in American society during World War II : weapons in the war of ideas /

World War II presented America's public libraries with the daunting challenge of meeting new demands for war-related library services and materials with Depression-weakened collections, inadequate budgets and demoralized staff, in addition to continuing to serve the library's traditional c...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Becker, Patti Clayton, 1951-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:American popular history and culture (Routledge (Firm))
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:World War II presented America's public libraries with the daunting challenge of meeting new demands for war-related library services and materials with Depression-weakened collections, inadequate budgets and demoralized staff, in addition to continuing to serve the library's traditional clientele of women and children seeking recreational reading. This work examines how libraries could respond to their communities need through the use of numerous primary and secondary sources.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (vii, 294 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-281) and index.
ISBN:9781135467722
1135467722
129986838X
9781299868380
9780203958377
0203958373