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Library automation: A view from Ontario
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Published January 1, 1977
About the author
William Bernard Ready
9 books2 followersWilliam Bernard Ready (16 September 1914-12 September 1981) was a University Librarian and Professor of Bibliography at McMaster University in Ontario, taking up the position in 1966.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Ready studied bibliography in England and Wales, and after the Second World War he became an acquisitions librarian at Stanford University. Between 1956 to 1963 he was Director of Libraries at Marquette University.
Ready foresaw the cultural value of Tolkien's writings and, while at Marquette University, he managed to purchase a large selection of original literary manuscripts by Tolkien in 1956-57, including manuscripts of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
Born in Cardiff, Wales, Ready studied bibliography in England and Wales, and after the Second World War he became an acquisitions librarian at Stanford University. Between 1956 to 1963 he was Director of Libraries at Marquette University.
Ready foresaw the cultural value of Tolkien's writings and, while at Marquette University, he managed to purchase a large selection of original literary manuscripts by Tolkien in 1956-57, including manuscripts of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings.
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