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== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
Furner (2004, Appendix, pp 803-807) is a bibliography of Egan's published works. | |||
*"Foundations of a Theory of Bibliography." ''Library Quarterly'' 22, no 2 (1952): 125–137. With J. H. Shera. | *"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. | *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 17:12, 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
Furner (2004, Appendix, pp 803-807) is a bibliography of Egan's published works.
- "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]