In tracing the origins of early Soviet education for librarianship to the early part of the twentieth century, this article presents brief biographical information about three influential leaders in the field—the Bolshevik N. K. Krupskaya (1869-1939), the pre-Revolutionary figure L. B. Khavkina (1871-1949), and counterrevolutionary G. K. Derman (1882-1954). Furthermore, the ideological issues revolving around the state of public education, literacy and reading, the role of librarians and libraries, and the pro to ty pic programs of librarianship in Russia are contrasted with American views.
BT - Journal of Education for Library and Information Science IS - 2 LA - English N2 -In tracing the origins of early Soviet education for librarianship to the early part of the twentieth century, this article presents brief biographical information about three influential leaders in the field—the Bolshevik N. K. Krupskaya (1869-1939), the pre-Revolutionary figure L. B. Khavkina (1871-1949), and counterrevolutionary G. K. Derman (1882-1954). Furthermore, the ideological issues revolving around the state of public education, literacy and reading, the role of librarians and libraries, and the pro to ty pic programs of librarianship in Russia are contrasted with American views.
PY - 2000 SP - 106 EP - 128 T2 - Journal of Education for Library and Information Science TI - The Origin of Soviet Education for Librarianship: The Role of Nadezhda Konstantinovna Krupskaya, Lyubov' Borisovna Khavkina-Hamburger, and Genrietta K. Abele-Derman VL - 41 ER -