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SPECIAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS I N
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA
AS AN APPROACH TO HISTORICAL STUDIES
by
William A. Haarstad
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNI VEiZSI TY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
I n P a r t i a l Fulfillment of the
Requi rements f o r the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
( H i s tory)
June 1956
Object Description
| Title | Special library collections in the Southern California area as an approach to historical studies |
| Author | Haarstad, William A. |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | History |
| School | Graduate School |
| Date submitted | 1956 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 1956-06-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Cutter, Donald C. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
[illegible] Bowman, F.J. |
| Abstract | This thesis is an effort to demonstrate the importance of the Special Library as a potential field for historical research. In an attempt to give point to this study three diverse special libraries in the Los Angeles metropolitan area have been treated. These are: Helms, Los Angeles Philatelic, and Beckman Instruments.; Recognizing the difficulties incidental to generalization, this attempt is made to characterize the special library:; 1. The special library exists as a service unit within an organization having non-library objectives. For instance; an automation company, a philatelic society, or a food company are examples.; 2. Library materials are collected and information services developed with the needs of the specific organization in mind. This factor is descriptive of special libraries as a type and also distinguishes one special library from another. Uniqueness is largely a matter of subject specialization. The library collection of an automation company bears slight resemblance to that of a philatelic association. In each location, the librarian needs to be thoroughly familiar with information sources and literature of subjects involved. If the librarian fails in this respect he will encounter the major problem of widespread lack of understanding of the extent to which the recorded past can be of value in solving current problems.; 3. The special library is sometimes small, both in amount of material held and in number of staff members. These libraries generally operate most effectively when near their clientele. |
| Keyword | Los Angeles Philatelic Club Library; Helms Athletic Foundation Library; Beckman Instruments Company Library; subject specialization; collection development; inter-library loan; information access; research; local history |
| Geographic subject (city or populated place) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (county) | Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 1946/1956 |
| Language | English |
| Format (aacr2) | 160 leaves ; 29 cm. |
| Format (aat) | masters theses |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Digitized by the University of Southern California |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m8 |
| Rights | Haarstad, William A. |
| Access conditions | (213) 743-1672; http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/locations/grand/ |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Grand Avenue Library, 3434 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90007 |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Haarstad-195606 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume23/etd-Haarstad-195606.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | SPECIAL LIBRARY COLLECTIONS I N THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA AS AN APPROACH TO HISTORICAL STUDIES by William A. Haarstad A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNI VEiZSI TY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA I n P a r t i a l Fulfillment of the Requi rements f o r the Degree MASTER OF ARTS ( H i s tory) June 1956 |
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