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Library world records / Godfrey Oswald ; foreword by Joyce N. Church.

by Oswald, Godfrey, 1966-

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McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2017.

Libraries -- Miscellanea.

Information services -- Miscellanea.

Information resources -- Miscellanea.

Books -- Miscellanea.

9781476667775 (pbk.)

xv, 379 pages ; 26 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

World records for national libraries -- World records for public and subscription libraries -- World records for university and academic libraries -- World records for specialty libraries and archives -- Miscellaneous world records for libraries -- World records for books, periodicals and bookstores -- World records for library buildings -- World records for library catalogs, databases and technology -- World records for library and information science organizations.

"Which are the oldest public libraries in the world? In what years were the first books printed in French, Thai, Japanese, Arabic, Turkish? What are the oldest extant texts written in Chinese, English, Russian, Spanish? When was the first major computer database used in libraries? What are the titles of the largest, smallest or most expensive books ever published? Where is the world's busiest public library? Which three books were the first to contain photographs? In its third edition, this reference work provides hundreds of fascinating facts about libraries, books, periodicals, reference databases, specialty archives, bookstores, catalogs, technology, information science organizations and library buildings. Former librarian and information consultant Godfrey Oswald lives in London, England"--Provided by publisher.

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