Important to the volume are the impacts of technological advances and globalization on the role and function of the librarian.

Reference and Research Book News

Josephine Smith's Chronology of Librarianship, published in 1968, covered the field from the first century C.E. to 1959. Jeffrey M. Wilhite's Chronology of Librarianship: 1960-2000, starts up where Smith left off. Each year's treatment is arranged by category (“Contemporary Events,” “ALA,” “Library of Congress,” etc.). Just about anything that might be of interest in the library world is included. For each event, Wilhite supplies a one-or two- sentence description and a source.

American Libraries

The author should be commended for his remarkable diligence and rigor in locating such eclectic information.

Booklist

This book is a "must" purchase for every institution in the United States that teaches library and information studies. It would also be a valuable acquisition for reference departments in public and in some special libraries.

Technicalities