Government Information: Education and Research, 1928-1986

by John Richardson

Overview

As one of the most capable contemporary library school faculty members with an interest in government documents, John Richardson . . . offers fascinating work of general interest that examines the educational research relating to documents in library education over an extended period of time. Wilson Library Bulletin

There is no question of the importance of this book, both for the status of government information research and for ranking research on schools that are emphasizing this aspect of library and information science. RQ

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313256059
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	01/19/1987
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in Library and Information Science , #2
Pages:	203
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)
Lexile:	1170L (what's this?)

About the Author

JOHN RICHARDSON JR., Associate Professor of Library and Information Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, edits the Theses in Documents column for Government Publications Review.

Table of Contents

Tables
Foreword by Bernard M. Fry
Preface
Acknowledgments
The Sociology of Research in Government Information
The Nature of Education and Research
Major Centers for Research
Influential Faculty Advisers
Publishing: Scholarly Eminence
Conclusions
Graduate Work: Citations and Author Abstracts
Local Government Studies
State Government Studies
Federal Government Studies
Foreign Government Studies
United Nations Government Studies
Comparative Government Studies