Annals of Japan Society of Library Science
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Volume 30, Issue 4
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  • Sidny Ditzion and the Study of Library History
    with a Special Reference to Ditzion's “The Anglo-American Library Scene”
    Yoshitaka KAWASAKI
    1984 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 145-158
    Published: 1984
    Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20651/ajsls.30.4_145
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    　This article consists of three major parts.
    ( 1 ) Sidney Ditzion in the history of the American library history
    ( 2 ) A summary of “The Anglo-American library Scene”
    ( 3 ) Sidney Ditzion and the study of library history
    　In the first section, the writer summarizes the history of the American public library, and tries to discusses the position and significance of the Ditzion's Arsenals of a Democratic Culture (1947) in the historiography of the American library history.
    　In the second section, the writer gives a summary of “The Anglo-American Library Scene”, Library Quarterly (Vol. 16, 1946, pp. 281-301), which then appeared in the first chapter of Arsenals in a shorter form.
    　In the last section, the writer gives some consideration to the significance of Ditzion in relation to the social conditions and American history, especially intellectual history.
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  • A Pioner of the Chinese Mordern Library
    一Din U Doo and His Achievements一
    Hiromichi MATSUMI
    1984 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 159-168
    Published: 1984
    Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20651/ajsls.30.4_159
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    　Having completed a course of study in science at Shanghai Technical College, Din U Doo, a very luminous man since childhood, went on to Philippine University to study library science. His interest in a field so uncommon in those times might be attributed to the fact that he had been raised in Shanghai, where it is said that the first modern library system originated.
    　After earning his degree, he returned to China where at the young age of 25 he set off on his career at the library of Canton in the post of chief librarian. Thereafter he distinguished himself by his leading role in the modernization of the library system of China.
    　His contributions to library science were made during a series of stormy periods in Chinese history, from the republican revolution in 1911 to the Chinese Communist Revolution and through a war with Japan and the foundation of the People's Republic of China.
    　In this paper I, as one of his admirers, would like to honor the memory of Din U Doo and his great achievements including an overwhelming number of books, papers and translations both in Chinese and English, largely through the recollections, tributes and letters concerning Din U Doo left by his followers.
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  • F. W. Lancaster's Scenario about Disappearance of Books and Libraries
    Hiroyuki TAYA
    1984 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 169-176
    Published: 1984
    Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20651/ajsls.30.4_169
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    　This paper consists of three parts. First; an introduction of Lancaster's personal history and his main works, second; an essence of his new work Libraries and librarians in the age of electronics, third; the writer's view about Lancaster's scenario about the disappearance of books and libraries. Although Lancaster provides excellent view on the future of information system, his assumptions are vulnerable to criticism, especially with regard to the disappearance of them. He seems to stress on the current and up-to-date informations, which are of easy to change into electronic form. However, according to writer's opinion, such informations are included only in some parts of whole amount of publications. Besides, there still remains majority of “inspirational and recreational books” which are rather hard to change into electronic form. Libraries have been acquiring and processing all kindd of man's intellectual works and have been making available all of them. In the writer's view, libraries will remain much the same as facilities, never-theless they will become the focul points of the informational communities and their capabilities will be largely enhanced by variety of communication media.
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  • L. C. Fargo's Philosophy of the School Library
    Takashi KAKINUMA
    1984 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 177-185
    Published: 1984
    Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20651/ajsls.30.4_177
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    　The school library of Japan, modelled on that of the U. S. A., has failed to build up firm foundations in the school these thirty years. The fact proves that Japanese school librarians should develop theories applicable to school education in Japan as the pioneers in that country do in the frontier of school librarianship. Lucile F. Fargo is the one from whom they may learn how to do. Her philosophy and theory are clearly expressed in her book, the Library in the School in 1930. She successfully achieved in showing that the school library was fundamental to both the goals to education and the routes to them. By her thoery, such library activities as the providing of informations, and learning and reading materials, and assistance to pupils and teachers by reference services and library instruction are needed to enrich school curriculum and stimulate pupils to the reading and library habits.
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  • W. C. Berwick Sayers and Cildren's Libraries
    Yoko SAKATA
    1984 Volume 30 Issue 4 Pages 186-193
    Published: 1984
    Released on J-STAGE: October 07, 2022
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.20651/ajsls.30.4_186
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    　Ever since W. C. Berwick Sayers (1881-1960), at the age of fourteen, started his career as junior assistant at Bournmouth Public Library, he has made a great contribution to the British libraries for sixty years through his activities as practical librarian, educationalist and writer. This article intends to shed some light, among other things, on his achievements in children library.
    　He founded children library room, which was quite rare at the time, in the public libraries of Wallasey and Croydon in 1910s. Particularly at Croydon, while making various experiments in introducing lectures, play readings and exhibitions, he made efforts in developing young librarians.
    　Out of these experiences, he published in 1932 a book titled A manual of children's libraries, a bibliography of the related literature published in England and America. Since then this book has been guiding the childsen libraries in English speaking countries for half a century, Another of his books published in 1913, The children library, was translated into Japanese by Jikai Imazawa with translater's introduction and comments, and was publishod in Japan in 1918 under the title of Jido toshokan no kenkyu. This book, too, was the guide of Japanese children libraries at the time of pre-war period.
    　Other than these, Sayers endeavored to develop librarians for children library and to raise their status. The purpose of this article is to describe his various activities, and also to think about his influence upon the present children libraries.
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