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establishment by Bowker

  • TITLE: Richard Rogers Bowker (American editor and publisher)
    ...founded the R.R. Bowker Company, which specialized in the publication of bibliographical materials. He was instrumental in organizing the American Library Association in 1876 and in founding the Library Journal, which he edited for more than 50 years; he also edited or published the Annual Library Index, the American Catalog, and Publishers Weekly. As a champion of...

role of Dewey

  • TITLE: Melvil Dewey (American librarian)
    ...This system was gradually adopted by libraries throughout the English-speaking world. In 1877 Dewey moved to Boston, where, with R.R. Bowker and Frederick Leypoldt, he founded and edited the Library Journal. He was also one of the founders of the American Library Association. In 1883 he became librarian of Columbia College, New York City, and there set up the School of Library...

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