Encyclopedia Of Library And Information Sciences
The ''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences'' (until third edition in the singular: ''Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science'') is an encyclopedia for library and Information science related issues. History It was first published 1968-2003 in 73 volumes under the editorship of Allen Kent, Harold Lancour and Jay E. Daily. Second edition edited by Miriam Drake was published 2003 in 4 volumes, third edition edited by Marcia J. Bates and Mary Niles Maack came in 2010 in seven volumes and fourth edition edited by John D. McDonald and Michael Levine-Clark came in 2017 also in seven volumes. Reviews Joseph C. Meredith published a “Review of Reviews,” summarizing thirty-nine earlier reviews of the first edition. His findings mentions “omissions, errors, inaccuracies, and inconsistencies; inadequate cross references; lack of uniformity of style; lack of balance in the length of articles; inadequate references and bibliographies.” He concludes that “although a ...
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