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*"Foundations of a Theory of Bibliography." ''Library Quarterly'' 22, no 2 (1952): 125–137. With J. H. Shera. | |||
*Shera, J. H. & Egan, M. E. (1953). "A review of the present state of librarianship and documentation." In S. C. Bradford, ''Documentation'' 2nd ed., London: Crosby Lockwood, pp 11–45. | |||
== Further reading == | == Further reading == | ||
*Shera, J. H. "Egan, Margaret Elizabeth (1905-1959)" ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 158-159. | *Shera, J. H. "Egan, Margaret Elizabeth (1905-1959)" ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 158-159. | ||
*Furner, Jonathan. "'A brilliant mind': Margaret Egan and social epistemology." ''Library Trends'' 52, no 4 (Spring 2004): 792-809. [https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/1791] | *Furner, Jonathan. "'A brilliant mind': Margaret Egan and social epistemology." ''Library Trends'' 52, no 4 (Spring 2004): 792-809. [https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/items/1791] | ||
Revision as of 17:06, 26 January 2025
Margaret Egan (1905-1959) was an American scholar and librarian.
Contributions
The concept of social epistemology was developed in a paper co-authored by Margaret Egan and Jesse Shera. Shera, who is widely associated with social epistemology, explicitly attributed both the term and the concept to Egan (Shera (1978, 159).
Publications
- "Foundations of a Theory of Bibliography." Library Quarterly 22, no 2 (1952): 125–137. With J. H. Shera.
- Shera, J. H. & Egan, M. E. (1953). "A review of the present state of librarianship and documentation." In S. C. Bradford, Documentation 2nd ed., London: Crosby Lockwood, pp 11–45.
Further reading
- Shera, J. H. "Egan, Margaret Elizabeth (1905-1959)" Dictionary of American library biography, ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 158-159.
- Furner, Jonathan. "'A brilliant mind': Margaret Egan and social epistemology." Library Trends 52, no 4 (Spring 2004): 792-809. [1]