“So we did not go to politics. It was politics that came to us” – the role of librarian in the stalinist period (in Polish librarianship journals)
Journal Title: Z Badań nad Książką i Księgozbiorami Historycznymi - Year 2018, Vol 12, Issue 0
Abstract
Polish librarianship in the stalinist period (1948-1956) had to face new challenges. In the changed political and social reality, both the role of a librarian and the functions performed by public and scientific libraries had to be redefined. The profile of vocational education also changed. From the various materials (papers, guidelines of the party and departmental authorities, reports, protocols of the Polish Librarians and Archivists Union) published in professional journals of the time – „Przegląd Biblioteczny”, „Bibliotekarz” and „Poradnik Bibliotekarza” – it appears that librarians had to focus on the ideological aspect of their work, educating the reader in the socialist spirit.
Authors and Affiliations
Agnieszka Łuszpak
Baza proweniencji dawnej książki w Centrum Badawczym Bibliografii Polskiej Estreicherów UJ
Platforma cyfrowa dziejów książki
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