id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-12830 Crowley, John V. Faculty Status for Academic Librarians: A History and Policy Statements (Book Review) 1976-03-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1434 75 59 The object was thus to stimulate somehow the reading of books, and failing that, to make libraries centers of culture or social and entertainment centers-all without evidence of success and in face of a perpetually small reading public and competition from more powerful and more efficient purveyors of culture, social services, and entertainment. They would do well instead to confine themselves to a perfectly respect- able and useful role as specialized agencies dealing with books and with information gleaned from books. cache/crl-12830.pdf txt/crl-12830.txt