Frequency 20 per year Founder Frederick Leypoldt Year founded 1876 Company Media Source Country United States Based in New York City Website www.libraryjournal.com ISSN 0363-0277 Library Journalis an American trade publication forlibrarians. It was founded in 1876 byMelvil Dewey(familiar as the inventor of theDewey decimal system). It reports news about the library world, emphasizingpublic libraries, and offers feature articles about aspects of professional practice. It also reviews library-related materials and equipment.
Its "Library Journal Book Review" does pre-publication reviews of several hundred popular and academic books each month.
Library Journalhas the highest circulation of any librarianship journal, according toUlrich's— approximately 100,000.[1] Library Journal'soriginal publisher wasFrederick Leypoldt, whose company becameR. R. Bowker. Reed International (nowReed Business Information) purchased Bowker in 1985; they publishedLibrary Journaluntil 2010, when it was sold toMedia Source, owner of theJunior Library GuildandThe Horn Book Magazine.[2]
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