id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-13754 McCorison, Marcus A. Boston Printers, Publishers, and Booksellers: 1640-1800 (Book Review) 1981-11-01 2 .pdf application/pdf 1507 72 58 Among the fifteen essays, three might be regarded as history but the majority can only be regarded as perceptive observations of the growth of academic libraries in the United States and Great Britain from the twenties to the present, with great emphasis upon the emer- gence of the academic library as a large com- plex organization of relatively recent origin. Two other essays warrant careful reading by the American academic librarian: Geof- frey Briggs on university library development in Canada and a superb essay by Harrison Bryan on university library development in Australia and New Zealand with accompa- nying statistical tables, (p.306-14). cache/crl-13754.pdf txt/crl-13754.txt