"Understanding the Book":Book Courses and Textbooks Compilation in the University of Chicago after World War Ⅱ
Book knowledge is a medium linking professional education and general education.However,it had been in a"non-mainstream"position in the American library science curriculum for a long time.The archives of the University of Chicago and other historical materials are used to excavate the historical development of book courses and related textbooks in the University of Chicago Graduate Library School from 1945 to 1959 under the background of history of library education and scholarship.The exploratory work had made the long-standing"non-mainstream"knowledge of books and subject areas an important part of the core curriculum of library science,and was a conducive revision& supplement to the pragmatic education model.The book courses in the University of Chicago and other universities became a new trend in education for librarianship after World War Ⅱ,which was in the transition stage from traditional library education to interdisciplinary education model.It emphasized the integration of general education and professional education,the integration of"knowledge"of subject areas and the"method"of librarianship,which promoted the continuous development of library and information science education in the United States in the direction of specialization.
Book courseBook knowledgeGraduate Library School of the University of ChicagoHistory of library education
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