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The '''School of Library Service''' was a graduate school that existed from [[1926]] to [[1993]].
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== History ==
 
== History ==
 
The '''Columbia College School of Library Economy''' was established in 1887 by [[Melvil Dewey]], then the chief librarian.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=cxICAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA847&ots=RHKprmNee0&dq=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&pg=PA847#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&f=false]</ref> In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.<ref>http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/bookplates/29_1_Columbia.htm</ref><ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html</ref>
 
The '''Columbia College School of Library Economy''' was established in 1887 by [[Melvil Dewey]], then the chief librarian.<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=cxICAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA847&ots=RHKprmNee0&dq=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&pg=PA847#v=onepage&q=%22New%20York%20State%20Library%20School%22%20COlumbia&f=false]</ref> In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.<ref>http://www.gslis.utexas.edu/~landc/bookplates/29_1_Columbia.htm</ref><ref>http://www.columbia.edu/cu/vpaa/handbook/introduction.html</ref>
  
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===Closure ===
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In 1990, provost [[Jonathan Cole]] commissioned a review that advocated for its closure. The report cited a "lack of a research agenda, and a lack
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of a base of professional knowledge".  Needless to say, the librarians were pissed.<ref>http://www.digitalhumanities.org/humanist/Archives/Virginia/v04/0622.html</ref> <ref>http://cool.conservation-us.org/byorg/abbey/an/an14/an14-4/an14-402.html</ref>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 8 December 2013

The School of Library Service was a graduate school that existed from 1926 to 1993.

History

The Columbia College School of Library Economy was established in 1887 by Melvil Dewey, then the chief librarian.[1] In 1889, it moved to Albany and became the New York State Library School (NYSLS). In 1926, NYSLS merged with Library School of New York Public Library and rejoined Columbia.[2][3]

Closure

In 1990, provost Jonathan Cole commissioned a review that advocated for its closure. The report cited a "lack of a research agenda, and a lack of a base of professional knowledge". Needless to say, the librarians were pissed.[4] [5]

References

External Links

School of Library Service Alumni Site

Columbia University Schools
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Affiliated Institutions
Barnard • Jewish Theological Seminary • Teachers College • Union Theological Seminary
Defunct Schools
Pharmacy • Library Service