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Year of Award

1987

Degree

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College

College of Arts & Sciences

Department

Library

First Advisor

R. McLaren Sawyer

Second Advisor

Erwin H. Goldenstein

Third Advisor

Keith Prichard

Keywords

academic librarianship, higher education, library staff, library faculty, librarian, librarian-professors, circulation, cataloging, stacks, instruction, reference, board

Abstract

The period of transition from a frontier university library to a modern, progressive institution is examined in terms of staff, buildings, collection, services, and administrative and financial support. At the end of this period this Nebraska library had a reputation in excess of that indicated either by financial support or collection size. Timely administrative support and pioneering professional librarians developed initial procedures in cataloging, reference, and interlibrary cooperation, which made the Library at the University of Nebraska one of the outstanding research libraries in the West.

Document Type

Open Access Dissertation

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