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openbare bibliotheken --- bibliotheekwezen --- 027.4 --- 027.4 Openbare bibliotheken --- Openbare bibliotheken --- 02 --- Documentation and information --- Public libraries --- Bibliothecarissen, beleidslui

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From Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination. Generously illustrated, "The Meaning of the Library" examines this key institution of Western culture. Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, contributors -- including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust -- present a cultural history of the library. Whether relishing an account of the Alexandrian Library or a look at the stylish railway libraries of nineteenth-century England, readers will find a survey of the library through time. Here, too, are the imagined libraries of fiction, poetry, and film, from Scheherazade's stories to "The Name of the Rose" and beyond.

libraries [institutions] --- History of civilization --- Public buildings --- Libraries --- Libraries. --- Libraries and society. --- 027 --- geschiedenis --- Society and libraries --- Documentation --- Public institutions --- Librarians --- History. --- bibliotheken --- 02 <09 --- 02 <09> --- 027 <4/9 A/Z> --- 027 <4/9 A/Z> Algemene bibliotheken --- Algemene bibliotheken --- 02 <09> Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis --- Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis --- 027 Algemene bibliotheken --- Libraries and society --- History --- 027 General libraries --- General libraries

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A comparison of the development of the synthetic dye industry in Great Britain, Germany, and the US. The rise of this industry constitutes an important chapter in business, economic, and technological history because synthetic dyes - invented in 1857 - represent the first time that a scientific discovery quickly gave rise to a new industry. British firms led the industry for the next eight years, but German firms came to dominate the industry for decades before WWI, while American firms played only a minor role during the entire period. This study identifies differences in educational institutions and patent laws as the key reasons for German leadership in this industry. Successful firms had strong ties to the centers of organic chemistry knowledge. The book also argues that a complex coevolutionary process linking firms, technology and national institutions resulted in very different degrees of industrial success for dye firms in the three countries.

Comparative advantage (International trade) --- Competition, International --- Dye industry --- 338 <09> --- 677.027.4 --- Dyestuffs industry --- Chemical industry --- Comparative advantage (Commerce) --- Comparative costs (International trade) --- International trade --- Heckscher-Ohlin principle --- International division of labor --- 677.027.4 Dyeing --- Dyeing --- 338 <09> Economische geschiedenis --- Economische geschiedenis --- Technological innovations&delete& --- History --- Business, Economy and Management --- Business Management --- History. --- Technological innovations

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Public libraries --- Libraries and society. --- Public interest. --- State, The --- Common good --- Society and libraries --- County libraries --- Libraries, County --- Libraries --- History. --- Aims and objectives --- Libraries and society --- Public interest --- 027.4 <73> --- 027.4 <73> Openbare bibliotheken--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- Openbare bibliotheken--Verenigde Staten van Amerika. VSA. USA --- History

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"The contribution made by the Edmonton libraries to the sanity and support of the citizens cannot be estimated. No Annual Report can gauge things of this sort." -Annual Report of the Edmonton Public Library, 1931 The Edmonton Public Library turns 100 in 2013! Novelist, journalist, and Edmontonian Todd Babiak tells the story of EPL's birth and coming of age within the bustling narrative of the growth of city and province. Rich with anecdotes and historical photos, records of personal conversations, and tales of expeditions to branch libraries, Just Getting Started immerses readers in a personal journey to the heart of culture in one of Canada's biggest cities. Babiak's history is one-of-a-kind; it reads like a novel, mirroring the institution it commemorates. Edmontonians, librarians, politicians, and historians may glimpse themselves within these pages; all will see how vital a successful public library is to reflecting the needs and aims of a diverse population.

Learning disabled --- Tutors and tutoring. --- Private tuition (Tutoring) --- Tutorial method in education --- Teaching --- Remedial teaching --- LD adults --- Learning disabled adults --- Slow-learning adults --- People with mental disabilities --- Education (Higher) --- Libraries --- 02 <09> <71> --- 027.4 --- 027.4 Openbare bibliotheken --- Openbare bibliotheken --- Documentation --- Public institutions --- Librarians --- 02 <09> <71> Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--Canada --- Bibliotheekwezen:--algemene geschiedenis--Canada --- History --- Edmonton Public Library --- Edmonton, Alta. --- Strathcona Public Library --- Strathcona (Edmonton, Alta.). --- Edmonton (Alta.). --- History. --- Canadian History. --- Regional Interest.