{"id":6304,"date":"2019-08-01T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/?p=6304"},"modified":"2019-08-01T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-01T12:00:31","slug":"publications-library-curriculum-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/ala\/2019\/08\/01\/publications-library-curriculum-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Publications: Library Curriculum Studies, 1927-1930"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From 1927 through 1930, as part of the “Curriculum Study” project, the American Library Association produced a series of textbooks to support library schools known under the series title as Library Curriculum Studies<\/em> with Canadian American and Education Curriculum scholar Werrett Wallace Charters as the series editor. Each publication is rich in the experienced perspectives of library leaders of its time. Read on to learn more about early library school textbooks!<\/p>\n

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From the the first book’s “Director’s Information”, Ohio State University Education Professor W. W. Charters<\/a> describes the development and intentions of the textbook series. In there, we learn that the series was coordinated by multiple ALA groups, including the ALA Board of Education of Librarianship<\/a> (later Library Education Division<\/a>), the Editorial Committee<\/a>, the Advisory Committee of the Curriculum Study, and special committees for each textbook. In fact, the project was supported by two full-time staff too, including Harold F. Brigham and Anita M. Hostetter. With the first book as a sample, a 6-step process of developing and editing each textbook is outlined too.<\/p>\n