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Leadership in Academic Libraries

Proceedings of the W. Porter Kellam Conference, The University of Georgia, May 7, 1991

By: William G Potter

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Leadership in Academic Libraries

Proceedings of the W. Porter Kellam Conference, The University of Georgia, May 7, 1991

By: William G Potter

Here is a fascinating first-hand perspective of the dramatic changes that have occurred in academic library administration over the past five decades. In Leadership in Academic Libraries, distinguished directors of academic and research libraries pay tribute to W. Porter Kellam, Director Emeritus of the University of Georgia, by presenting an overview of the course of academic and research libraries over the span of his 50 year career. Administrative leaders in academic librarianship including Stuart Forth, Richard Chapin, Frank Grisham, and Ken Toombs offer a frank, perceptive, and witty account of the state of library leadership based upon many decades of accumulated experience and hard-earned knowledge. Leadership in Academic Libraries provides valuable insights on library administration, and in particular, on the job of the library director. Readers interested in the history of academic libraries and library administration will gain new insight on the environment in which these leaders worked and how they dealt with university administration and changes in collection development. Chapters also provide advice on how library directors can keep their jobs, and the value of forming professional friendships. Other topics addressed include developments in academic and research libraries over the past five decades in library administration, library services, library architecture, and interlibrary cooperation. An enjoyable autobiographical essay by Mr. Kellam that recounts his long and distinguished career concludes this remarkable volume. Library science students and professionals who wish to become more knowledgeable about the history of academic libraries will cherish the first-hand experiences of library leaders during the richest and most invigorating time in the history of American libraries. Academic librarians and library students researching the job of library director or the recent history of academic libraries will benefit from the experience and wisdom of these leaders in the areas of administration, library architecture, automation, and library cooperation.

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Routledge

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1317939956

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9781317939955

Assault of the Mountain Man

By: William W. Johnstone,J. A. Johnstone

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Assault of the Mountain Man

By: William W. Johnstone,J. A. Johnstone

The kind of man for whom God created the gun, Smoke Jensen stands as a force of will in the brutal, lawless West. Messing with his wife is a bad idea. Original.

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383

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Pinnacle Books

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078602352X

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9780786023523

Six Constitutions Over Texas

Texas' Political Identity, 1830–1900

By: William J. Chriss

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Six Constitutions Over Texas

Texas' Political Identity, 1830–1900

By: William J. Chriss

In his foreword to Six Constitutions Over Texas: Texas’ Political Identity, 1830–1900, historian H. W. Brands describes the saga surrounding the development of the Texas state constitution as having “the sweep of a Russian novel . . . populated by characters as colorful as any of Tolstoy’s.” Indeed, even a glance at the table of contents reveals hints of international and regional conflict, intrigue, and shifting political alliances that characterized the rise and—in the case of the first five iterations—fall of the constitutions serving as the guiding document for what was variously a state of Mexico, an independent nation, a member of the Union, a Confederate state, and a newly subdued region under Reconstruction. This meticulous study by legal historian William J. Chriss examines how Anglo Texans went about creating their political identity over three quarters of a century and the impact of those decisions. By delineating the social, political, military, and other considerations at play during the various stages of Texas’ development and how those factors manifested in the various constitutions, Chriss illuminates the process by which various groups constructed Texas “as an imagined community, an identity produced by ideological consensus among economic, cultural, and legal elites.” Replete with insights on the ways in which systems of law impact social control and political identity, Six Constitutions Over Texas offers a fresh view of how shifting political ideologies were canonized with varying degrees of permanency in the state constitution.

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425

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Texas A&M University Press

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1648431720

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9781648431722

The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

By: Ronald G. Pisano,William Merritt Chase,D. Frederick Baker,Marjorie Shelley

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The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

By: Ronald G. Pisano,William Merritt Chase,D. Frederick Baker,Marjorie Shelley

The first in a beautiful four-volume complete catalogue of all known works by the beloved American artist William Merritt Chase A perennial favorite of museum visitors, the works of William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) embody the quintessential characteristics of American Impressionism: outdoor landscapes, a colorful palette, and an energetic brushstroke. He was also a portrait painter of the first rank, a master of still life, a renowned teacher, and a leader of artists' societies. This gorgeous book, the first of a four-volume definitive catalogue, features Chase's stunning paintings in pastel, which constitute a major and previously understudied body of work by the artist; monotypes; painted tiles and plates; watercolors; and prints. Reconstructing Chase's oeuvre is a daunting task, as the artist left few records of any kind, and no documentation of his individual works exists. Furthermore, Chase's paintings and pastels have been forged in great numbers throughout the years, and many of these works still surface on the art market. Making this long-awaited volume even more valuable is a list of every known exhibition of Chase's work during the artist's lifetime, selected examples of major post-1917 exhibitions, and an essay on Chase's innovative pastel technique.

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180

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Yale University Press

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0300109962

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9780300109962

Melville's Later Novels

By: William B. Dillingham

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Melville's Later Novels

By: William B. Dillingham

The confidence-man and alchemy -- Keeping true: Billy Budd, sailor.

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464

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University of Georgia Press

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0820307998

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9780820307992

Arkansas Made, Volume 1

A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas Through 1950

By: Swannee Bennett,William B. Worthen

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Arkansas Made, Volume 1

A Survey of the Decorative, Mechanical, and Fine Arts Produced in Arkansas Through 1950

By: Swannee Bennett,William B. Worthen

Volume I. Quilts and textiles, Ceramics, Silver, Weaponry, Furniture, Vernacular architecture, Native American art -- volume II. Photography, Fine art.

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University of Arkansas Press

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168226131X

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Herman Melville and the American Calling

The Fiction after Moby-Dick, 1851-1857

By: William V. Spanos

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Herman Melville and the American Calling

The Fiction after Moby-Dick, 1851-1857

By: William V. Spanos

Argues that Herman Melville’s later work anticipates the resurgence of an American exceptionalist ethos underpinning the U.S.-led global “war on terror.”

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SUNY Press

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0791475646

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9780791475645

Book's by William Gray Potter

Leadership in Academic Libraries

Leadership in Academic Libraries

Assault of the Mountain Man

Assault of the Mountain Man

Six Constitutions Over Texas

Six Constitutions Over Texas

The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

The Complete Catalogue of Known and Documented Work by William Merritt Chase (1849-1916)

Melville's Later Novels

Melville's Later Novels

Arkansas Made, Volume 1

Arkansas Made, Volume 1

Herman Melville and the American Calling

Herman Melville and the American Calling

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