Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ506999
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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Ideological Opposition to Federal Library Legislation: The Case of the Library Services Act of 1956.
Raber, Douglas
Public Libraries, v34 n3 p162-69 May-Jun 1995
Explores the nature of the political ideology that justified and sustained conservative efforts to prevent the passage of the Library Services Act of 1956 and discusses implications for current efforts to secure reauthorization of the Library Services and Construction Act. Highlights include a historical account of actions by Congress and state representatives. (Author/JMV)
Descriptors: Conservatism, Federal Legislation, Government Role, Legislators, Library Funding, Political Issues
Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Library Services and Construction Act
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