JLIS abstracts

DAVIS DONALD G, Jr.

DAVIS DONALD G, Jr. Status of Library History in India : A Report of an Informal Survey and a Selective Bibliographic Essay. 14,2;1989;98-114

Discusses the present status of the library history in India . Surveys present activities. Reviews systematically English language literature on the subject. Findings based on literature survey, interviews with several leaders in the profession and library historians have been described, evaluated and compared with similar efforts put forth in other nations with similar cultural, historical background. The bibliographic essay is descriptive and brings out the gap areas in coverage.