Dictionary of American Library Biography, 2nd Edition

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

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This second supplement to DALB, the Dictionary of American Library Biography (1978), adds 77 notable, deceased members of the library and archival communities to the 302 entries in the main volume and the 51 entries in the first supplement (1990). The second supplement includes primarily those figures who died between 1987 and the end of the year 2000, though some 13 entries provide sketches for notable persons whose death dates are somewhat earlier and who were not included in earlier works. Among the entries are a number of African Americans, and nearly one-half of the entries are women. Some 80 contributors from the United States and Canada provided sketches, many based on original source material. This supplement follows the practice and format of the earlier volumes, though it allows presidents of the American Library Association to compete for inclusion with other nominations.

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This is both a serious work of reference and a book to dip into for personal interest and enjoyment.-The Australian Library Journal
"This is both a serious work of reference and a book to dip into for personal interest and enjoyment."-The Australian Library Journal

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Donald G. Davis Jr., an award-winning author and editor of acclaimed books and publications, is a professor at the Graduate School of Library & Information Science and the Department of History, University of Texas-Austin.