Abstract
Whether seeking to understand broad themes in the history of librarianship or hunting for out-of-the-ordinary trivia tidbits, readers will find an abundance of information packed into this chronology of the profession. This book begins where Josephine Metcalfe Smith's A Chronology of Librarianship ended and, according to the acknowledgments, had her blessing in its undertaking. Aside from a short preface and introduction by the author, the entire text of the book takes the form of a list, with short sentences providing information not just about library-related events but also about the technological and cultural milieus in which they took place.