The history of a hoax : Edmund Lester Pearson, John Cotton Dana, and The old librarian's almanack
by Wayne A. Wiegand
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Interesting little history of a hoax from 1909 called The Old Librarian's Almanack, supposedly an almanac for librarians from 1773. A facsimile reprint of the 1753 almanac is appended. A nice diversion of a diversion.
The story of a fun little "hoax" perpetrated by Pearson and Cotton in the early part of the twentieth century. Includes "The Old Librarian's Almanack" that formed the hoax, which makes for very amusing reading itself.
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Wayne A. Wiegand is F. William Summers Professor Emeritus of Library and Information Studies at Florida State University.
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- 020.2 — Computer science, information & general works Library & information sciences Science and administration of libraries in general Compends; Shortened or concise version of a larger work, acting as a summary
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- Z682.5 .P43 .W54 — Bibliography, Library Science and Information Resources Libraries Library science. Information science
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