Reading Societies in Iceland Their foundation, Role, and the Destiny of Their Book Collections

Stefanía Júlíusdóttir

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Abstract

The main aim of this article is to look at how collections of printed reading material for use by the Icelandic public developed, compared to the development in the neighbouring countries; and an attempt is made to trace what became of their book collections.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationGood book, good library, good reading : studies in the history of the book, libraries and reading from the network HIBOLIRE and its friends
PublisherTampere University Press
Pages125-165
ISBN (Print)978-951-44-9142-9
Publication statusPublished - 2013

Other keywords

  • Bókasöfn
  • Lestrarfélög
  • Safnkostur

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