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The Library History Round Table encourages research and publication on library history and promotes awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship. It "exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history, to support research in library history, and to be active in issues, such as preservation, that concern library historians."
The Justin Winsor Prize is awarded by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association for the year's best library history essay. The award was established in 1978 and named for the American Library Association's first president, Justin Winsor.
In 2024 the Library History Round Table published the online "Bibliography of Library History" database which contains over 7,000 entries for books, articles, and theses in library history and related fields published 1990 to 2022.
After its inception, the Round Table of Social Responsibilities began to press ALA leadership to address issues such as library unions, working conditions, wages, and intellectual freedom. The Freedom to Read Foundation was founded by Judith Krug , Alexander Allain , and Carrie C Robinson and established by ALA's executive board in 1969.
The Library History Round Table also sponsors the Justin Winsor Prize (library). The Library History Round Table, was established in 1947. Historical articles appeared on the 50th anniversary in the journal, Libraries & Culture [3] and the 75th in the journal, Libraries: Culture, History, and Society. [4] [5]
The award was discontinued in 1938. The American Historical Association's Justin Winsor Prize is not to be confused with the present-day Justin Winsor Prize awarded annually by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association for the best library history essay.
Justin Winsor Prize (library), a prize awarded by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association, established in 1978 Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Justin Winsor Prize .
The Library History Round Table of the ALA awards the "Justin Winsor Prize", established in 1978, for exceptional library history essays. Winsor is a member of the Library Hall of Fame. Historian