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John Cotton Dana (August 19, 1856, in Woodstock, Vermont – July 21, 1929, in Newark, New Jersey) was an American library and museum director who sought to make these cultural institutions relevant to the daily lives of citizens.
27 de jun. de 2024 · John Cotton Dana, who died in 1929, had been Librarian of the Newark Public Library since 1902. Among many other achievements, he was responsible for the development of remarkable art collections in the Library, including a collection of prints, and of a Picture Collection of visual images; the programme of art exhibitions he ...
19 de fev. de 2023 · John Cotton Dana foi um bibliotecário americano que teve um impacto significativo no desenvolvimento do sistema de bibliotecas públicas moderno. Ele introduziu inovações importantes, como a classificação por assunto, a seção de referência e programas de exposições.
26 de out. de 2010 · That being the case, it’s no wonder that when ALA and the H.W. Wilson Company decided in 1946 to give an award for outstanding achievement in the arena of library public relations, they named it after John Cotton Dana (1856-1929), the librarian and museum curator who first refined the crude techniques of boosterism into the fine ...
1 de mar. de 2020 · Late nineteenth and early twentieth century library and museum theorist John Cotton Dana imagined a more collaborative model for libraries and museums, a model which could provide a path toward increased relevance for libraries and museums in the twenty-first century and beyond.
- Jenifer Ishee Hoffman, David S. Nolen
- 2020
John Cotton Dana, 1856–1929, American librarian and museum director, b. Woodstock, Vt. He was a lawyer and a civil engineer before joining the staff of the Denver (Colo.) Public Library in 1889, where he instituted the first branch for children.
This article explores how John Cotton Dana, a pioneer of public and special librarianship, contributed to the emergence of information science by increasing access and utility of library collections. It traces the changes in librarianship from an ideology of culture to a practical approach to information and its use.
