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Columbia College School Of Library Economy
The Columbia University School of Library Service was a school dedicated to education for librarianship that was part of Columbia University in New York City. It was founded by Melvil Dewey and began operation in 1887 as the Columbia College School of Library Economy and as such is considered to have been the first library school in the world. In 1889, the school departed Columbia and became the New York State Library School located in Albany, New York. Then in 1926, it returned to Columbia University as the School of Library Service. In its first few decades, the school usually awarded additional bachelor's degrees, but beginning in 1948, it granted mostly Master of Library Science degrees, as well as a number of doctoral degrees. The school's enrollment fluctuated over time, reaching a peak of over a thousand students in the late 1930s but more commonly being in the several hundreds. During the 1970s and 1980s, two unique programs were developed at the school, one for the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church (Manhattan), Trinity Church in Manhattan, it is the oldest institution of higher education in New York (state), New York and the fifth-First university in the United States, oldest in the United States. Columbia was established as a Colonial colleges, colonial college by royal charter under George II of Great Britain. It was renamed Columbia College (New York), Columbia College in 1784 following the American Revolution, and in 1787 was placed under Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, a private board of trustees headed by former students Alexander Hamilton and John Jay. In 1896, the campus was moved to its current location in Morningside Heights and renamed Columbia University. Columbia is organized into twenty schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
