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Book SynopsisPierce Butler is considered one of library science's greatest intellects. With appendixes including a complete list of Butler's publications, course offerings, graduate students, and selected sermons.
Trade Review...more than just about Butler and the history of book collecting and library education...contributes to the intellectual history of the field. * Library Journal *
...a model of scholarly research and flawless citation practice...a view of 'deep librarianship' that should be discussed broadly at all levels of the profession. * Journal of Academic Librarianship *
...a well-documented narrative of Butler's life... * Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science *
...This work provides much that is new... * The Library Quarterly *
...both scholarly and readable...beautifully presented... * Australian Library Journal *
...thorough and detailed...precisely the kind of analysis and summary of a career that is so sadly lacking in most other biographies of librarians...should serve as a model. * Wilson Library Bulletin *
