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Library History Round Table
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) encourages research and publication on library history and promotes awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship. It "exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history, to support research in library history, and to be active in issues, such as preservation, that concern library historians." It is part of the American Library Association.
Louis Shores and Wayne Shirley were instrumental in founding the Library History Round Table in 1947.
In 1998, in celebration of LHRT’s fiftieth anniversary, Andrew B. Wertheimer and John David Marshall compiled a chronology of the round table’s activities covering 1947 to 1997. In 2023, in celebration of LHRT’s seventy-fifth anniversary, Bernadette A. Lear compiled a chronology from 1998-2023.
The American Library Association archives were established with input and support by the Library History Round Table as recounted by archivist Maynard J. Brichford.
The Library History Round Table's official peer-reviewed journal is Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.
LHRT News and Notes is the blog of the Library History Round Table.
"Librarians We Have Lost: Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026, Digital Memorial" a project to encourage historical reflection, scholarly contributions, and community engagement for the 150th anniversary of the American library Association was formally recognized as a component of the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association.
The Library History Seminars were established in 1961 by the Library History Round Table. The Library History Seminars are held approximately every five years and have been published in various outlets including separate proceedings, the Journal of Library History, and the journal, Libraries & Culture.
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Library History Round Table
The Library History Round Table (LHRT) encourages research and publication on library history and promotes awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship. It "exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history, to support research in library history, and to be active in issues, such as preservation, that concern library historians." It is part of the American Library Association.
Louis Shores and Wayne Shirley were instrumental in founding the Library History Round Table in 1947.
In 1998, in celebration of LHRT’s fiftieth anniversary, Andrew B. Wertheimer and John David Marshall compiled a chronology of the round table’s activities covering 1947 to 1997. In 2023, in celebration of LHRT’s seventy-fifth anniversary, Bernadette A. Lear compiled a chronology from 1998-2023.
The American Library Association archives were established with input and support by the Library History Round Table as recounted by archivist Maynard J. Brichford.
The Library History Round Table's official peer-reviewed journal is Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.
LHRT News and Notes is the blog of the Library History Round Table.
"Librarians We Have Lost: Sesquicentennial Memories -1976-2026, Digital Memorial" a project to encourage historical reflection, scholarly contributions, and community engagement for the 150th anniversary of the American library Association was formally recognized as a component of the 150th anniversary of the American Library Association.
The Library History Seminars were established in 1961 by the Library History Round Table. The Library History Seminars are held approximately every five years and have been published in various outlets including separate proceedings, the Journal of Library History, and the journal, Libraries & Culture.