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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Júlíusdóttir, Stefanía
Other Authors: Félags- og mannvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Social and Human Sciences (UI), Félagsvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Social Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
Format: Book Part
Language:English
Published: Tampere University Press 2013
Subjects:
Bókasöfn
Lestrarfélög
Safnkostur
Iceland
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2427
Description
Summary: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.

Similar Items