Foreword / Connie R. Dunlap -- Introduction / Richard D. Johnson -- Academic libraries in 1876 / Edward G. Holley -- The development of collections in American university libraries / Hendrik Edelman and G. Marvin Tatum -- Readers and resources : public services in academic and research libraries, 1876-1976 / Stanley McElderry -- From Cutter to computer : technical services in academic and research libraries, 1876-1976 / Helen W. Tuttle -- Organizational patterns in academic libraries, 1876-1976 / Connie R. Dunlap -- The role of the academic librarian, 1876-1976 / Robert B. Downs -- Six influential academic and research librarians / Keyes D. Metclaf -- Academic library buildings : a century in review / Jerrold Orne -- Newcomer to the academic scene : the two-year college library/learning center / James O. Wallace -- "To enlarge the sphere of human knowledge" : the role of the independent research library / William S. Budington -- A century of cooperative programs among academic libraries / David C. Weber -- A century abroad / Robert Vosper -- A century of academic librarianship as reflected in its literature / David Kaser -- Index / Eldon W. Tamblyn.
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