Living With Books : : The Art of Book Selection.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Archive 1898-1999
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2019]; ©1950
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Columbia University Studies in Library Service ; 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (612 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Foreword by Althea Warren --; Preface to the Second Edition --; Preface --; Contents --; Introduction: Living with Books --; Part One: Foundations and Backgrounds --; 1. People and Books --; 2. Books for People: Principles in Selection --; 3. Testing Book Values --; 4. Familiar Friends and Companions --; 5. Daily Help for Daily Needs --; 6. Current Book Reviewing and Literary Commentary --; 7. Book Evaluation and Reviewing by Libraries --; 8. The Art of Annotation --; Part Three: Substance and Product --; 9. Books in Their Textual and Physical Aspects --; 10. Makers of Books: The Trade and Its Products --; 11. Editions, Series, Translations --; Part Four: Exploration and Discovery --; 12. Biography: Speculum Vitae --; 13. History --; 14. Travel --; 15. Nature and Science --; 16. Sociology; The Social Sciences --; 17. Religion; Philosophy --; 18. Literature; Essays --; 19. Poetry --; 20. Drama --; 21. Fiction Today --; 22. Aspects of Fiction --; Epilogue --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780231885775; 9783110442489
• DOI: 10.7312/hain91848
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph

Looks at book selection for library service to share education through reading, while looking at group reading, guide books, books on history, science, travel, biography, and more.