Irrepressible Reformer by American Library Association
Melvil Dewey (1851-1931) is known for his Decimal Classification system for libraries, but the system was only one endeavor in a feverishly ambitious life. The other Dewey - reformer, businessman, powerful state education officer, resort-empire builder - has long been obscured, as has the dark side of Dewey's personality. Drawing from years of archival research, preeminent Melvil Dewey historian Wayne A. Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of this enigmatic reformer. While providing richer background on Dewey's positive achievements than earlier, reverential biographies, Wiegand reveals his subject as one who was driven, tense, often arrogant, who had an obsessive need to control.and self-righteously denied his own racism and class prejudices. Whatever Dewey's virtues and flaws, his influence on libraries and education was profound. To understand his life is to better understand these institutions - then and now - and the people who shape them.Diana Tixier Herald, winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, is program and outreach manager at Delta County Libraries, Delta, CO, and an author, readers' advisory consultant, workshop presenter, and speaker.
Wayne A. Wiegand is the F. William Summers Professor of Library and Information Studies, and professor of American Studies, Florida State University, Tallahassee. Published widely, Dr. Wiegand has received numerous awards for distinguished professional activities, including the Herbert Putnam Award, the Justin Winsor Award, and the ALISE Research Paper Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780838906804 |
| ISBN 10 | 083890680X |
| Title | Irrepressible Reformer |
| Author | American Library Association |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | American Library Association |
| Year published | 1996-06-30 |
| Number of pages | 444 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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