Hi All,
The list responses to my question about whether Library History is
taught in the contemporary library school:
"I don't remember getting it at Robert Gordon in Aberdeen but then I
qualified 10 years ago so not sure if that helps!!"
" I think UCL used to but they certainly didn't by the time I got there
(2003). I think UCL is the only place still teaching Historical
Bibliography and related rare book courses so I'm not sure if anywhere
else would still teach Library History.
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/slais/teaching/programmes/lis/ Is it taught by
any of the places who do History of the Book type courses?"
"When I did a LIS MA at Loughborough a few years ago, there wasn't an
optional module offered on Library History as such. However, the
department did possess a distinguished library historian in Professor
Paul Sturges and so people like me were able to do their dissertations
on aspects of Library History and I count myself lucky to have had him
as a dissertation tutor. I did a dissertation on the 'History of
Libraries in Whitby, 1815-1880' got a distinction, and won the CILIP
James G Olle prize, so there was an outlet to learn all about library
history in that way."
"Not as a formally taught separate subject but it survives to some
extent within other modules."
"Not at UCL since Robin Alston retired some years ago. Perhaps Leeds
Met?"
"Something akin to it might still be on the books at Aberystwyth or
RGU, Aberdeen. Other than that, it is merely weaved into the curriculum
in places."
"It was taught at Aberystwyth when I was there (2002-2003)." [Update -
I do not see it mentioned on the current prospectus. Possibly included
in a module about libraries and society - RW]
"I'm a library historian, my Ph.d looked at the social position of
librarians in the late 19th/early 20th c. and do bring in my interest
into my teaching from time to time, but in Brighton we do not formally
teach library history."
So the general feeling is that there is no formal teaching of LH at the
moment but that vestiges of it survive in other modules and at the
dissertation and PhD levels. Thanks to everyone who responded. I'll
account for this in my article.
Best Wishes,
Rob Westwood
Training and Outreach Coordinator
NHS Education for Scotland
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