Main entry:

Kaser, David, 1924-2017.

Title & Author:

The evolution of the American academic library building / David Kaser.

Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1997.

Description:

xiii, 206 pages : illustrations, 1 map ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-195) and index.
Ch. 1. In the Beginning -- Ch. 2. Academic Library Buildings, 1840-1875 -- Ch. 3. New Directions and Partitioning, 1875-1890 -- Ch. 4. Consolidation without Innovation, 1890-1900 -- Ch. 5. Andrew Carnegie and the Period, 1900-1910 -- Ch. 6. Enter the Behemoths, 1910-1945 -- Ch. 7. Changes in Design, Structure, and Style -- Ch. 8. The Contemporary Modular Building -- Ch. 9. The Rise of the Anti-Building -- App. 1. List of Library Buildings, 1840-1994.

ISBN:

0810832194 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780810832190 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Library architecture United States History.
Academic libraries United States History.
Architecture des bibliothèques États-Unis Histoire.
Bibliothèques universitaires États-Unis Histoire.
Academic libraries.
Library architecture.
Bibliotheksbau
Wissenschaftliche Bibliothek
Wetenschappelijke bibliotheken.
Bouwkunde.
Bibliotheekgebouwen.
Bibliothèques universitaires Architecture.
Geschichte 1840-1994.
United States.
USA

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191917
Call No.: ID Z679.2.U54.K37; ID:97-B2975
Status: Available