Library and book studies journals of the first half of the twentieth century within the Czech lands
Library and book studies journals of the first half of the twentieth century within the Czech lands

Summary/Abstract: Professional and scientific periodicals intended for library employees make a significant contribution to the development of librarianship and the evolution of book science. Therefore, the aim of the article was to outline the panorama of periodicals of library communities in the Czech lands in the first half of the 20th century. The reasons for the creation of individual titles, their authors, structure and other formal elements were presented. The topic of four professional periodicals was also discussed: "Českeho knihovnictví", "Knihy", "Knih a knihoven" and "Časopisu Československých Knihovniků" and one scientific journal - "Slovanskej KnihovědyProfessional and scientific periodicals dedicated to the library workers definitely contribute to the development of librarianship and evolution of the book studies. Therefore, the aim of this article was to draw a landscape of the journals for the library community within the Czech lands in the first half of the twentieth century. The reasons of establishing individual titles, their authors, structure, and other formal features were presented. The subjects of four professional journals were also discussed, namely: ‘Česke knihovnictví’, ‘Kniha’, ‘Knihy a knihovny’, and ‘Časopis československých knihovniků’, and one scientific journal – ‘Slovanska knihověda’.

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