Robert B. Downs

Q: What Schools Are Affiliated With Robert B. Downs

Robert B. Downs is affiliated with the following schools: Ohio State University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Colby College

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Robert B. Downs

Philosophy

#10411

World Rank

#14267

Historical Rank

#1919

USA Rank

Logic

#9064

World Rank

#11432

Historical Rank

#1561

USA Rank

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Why Is Robert B. Downs Influential?

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According to Wikipedia, Robert Bingham Downs was an American writer and librarian. Downs was an advocate for intellectual freedom, and spent the majority of his career working against literary censorship. Downs authored many books and publications regarding the topics of censorship, and on the topics of responsible and efficient leadership in the library context.

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Robert B. Downs's Published Works

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Books That Changed the World (1978) (23)
Heinrich Pestalozzi, father of modern pedagogy (1975) (18)
RESOURCES OF CANADIAN ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH LIBRARIES. (1967) (14)
A Major Report: Progress and Problems in Education for Librarianship (1946) (12)
The Successful Supervisor (1954) (11)
: The Brookings Institution, 1916-1952: Expertise and the Public Interest in a Democratic Society (1986) (9)
Tha family saga and other phases of American folklore (1959) (7)
Wartime Co-operative Acquisitions (1949) (6)
Classics in Science (1960) (5)
The Growth of Research Collections. (1976) (5)
Landmarks in science : Hippocrates to Carson (1982) (5)
Future Prospects of Library Acquisitions. (1970) (5)
Guide for the description and evaluation of research materials (1939) (5)
The first freedom : liberty and justice in the world of books and reading (1960) (4)
Famous American books (1971) (3)
How to Do Library Research (1966) (3)
International Exchanges. (1947) (3)
Guide to Illinois library resources (1974) (3)
Notable Materials Added to American Libraries, 1938-39 (1940) (3)
American library resources : a bibliographical guide (1952) (3)
Resources of Southern libraries;: A survey of facilities for research, (1972) (3)
Research librarianship : essays in honor of Robert B. Downs (1971) (3)
Resources of New York City libraries : a survey of facilities for advanced study and research (1942) (2)
Resources of North Carolina Libraries. (1965) (2)
: The University of North Carolina under Consolidation, 1931-1963: History and Appraisal (1964) (2)
Problems of Bibliographical Control (1954) (2)
Uniform Statistics for Library Holdings (1946) (2)
Books that changed the South (1979) (1)
: Spiked: How Chain Management Corrupted America's Oldest Newspaper (1988) (1)
Images of America : travelers from abroad in the New World (1987) (1)
Journalists of the United States : biographical sketches of print and broadcast news shapers from the late 17th century to the present (1991) (1)
The bear went over the mountain : tall tales of American animals (1965) (1)
The First freedom today : critical issues relating to censorship and to intellectual freedom (1984) (1)
: Special Collections in the Library of Congress: A Selective Guide (1982) (1)
Books in My Life. The Center for the Book/Viewpoint Series No. 14. (1985) (1)
Perspectives on the past : an autobiography (1984) (1)
Research in Problems of Resources (1957) (1)
Leading American Library Collections (1942) (1)
Libraries and Accreditation in Institutions of Higher Education (1982) (1)
The Spirit of Reference Service (1957) (1)
A Major Contribution to Bibliography: American Library Resources: A Bibliographical Guide (1953) (0)
: Philadelphia Libraries and Their Holdings: Data Compiled as Part of a Report on Philadelphia Libraries to the Carnegie Corporation of New York (1941) (0)
The University of North Carolina, 1900-1930; The Making of a Modern University (Book Review) (1957) (0)
Books and history (1974) (0)
Study of Resources Resources of Southern Libraries: A Survey of Facilities for Research (1939) (0)
Books Received (1984) (0)
THE INFLUENCE OF BOOKS (1955) (0)
American library resources cumulative index, 1870-1970 (1981) (0)
Resources For Research in Librarianship (1964) (0)
Famous books : ancient and medieval (1966) (0)
Notable Materials Added to American Libraries, 1939-1940 (1941) (0)
Molders of the modern mind : 111 books that shaped Western civilization (1961) (0)
Report on Farmington Plan Program (1962) (0)
Few Conclusive Answers: Education for Librarianship (1951) (0)
: Libel Law and the Press: Myth and Reality (1988) (0)
Famous books since 1492 (1961) (0)
Professional Educational: Education for Librarianship: Criticisms, Dilemmas, and Proposals (1947) (0)
The Graduate School Research and Publications. Edgar W. Knight , Agatha Boyd Adams (1948) (0)
British and Irish library resources : a bibliographical guide (1981) (0)
A Real Eye Opener: Report of a Survey of the Libraries of Cornell University (1948) (0)
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS FOR THE STUDY OF HISTORY AND LITERATURE IN THE SOUTHEAST (1934) (0)
Where are America's research resources? (1946) (0)
: Extended Library Education Programs: Proceedings of a Conference Held at the School of Library Service, Columbia University, 13-14 March 1980 (1981) (0)
Library specialization : proceedings of an informal conference called by the A.L.A. Board on resources of American libraries, May 13-14, 1941 (1941) (0)
Documentation on a Regional Basis; Symposium on Post-War Activities. Philadelphia Bibliographical Center and Union Library Catalogue (1945) (0)
In search of new horizons : epic tales of travel and exploration (1978) (0)
A dictionary of eminent librarians (1990) (0)
Memorable Americans, 1750-1950 (1983) (0)
: Caught in the Act: The Decisive Reading of Some Notable Men and Women and Its Influence on Their Actions and Attitudes (1983) (0)
More memorable Americans, 1750-1950 (1985) (0)
Consulting for Large Geographic Areas. (1980) (0)
Famous Books, Ancient and Medieval (1965) (0)
: To Free the Mind: Libraries, Technology, and Intellectual Freedom (1984) (0)
The United States in the 1980s. Peter Duignan , Alvin Rabushka (1981) (0)
: American Panorama: Essays by Fifteen American Critics on 350 Books Past and Present Which Portray the U.S.A. in Its Many Aspects (1958) (0)
Notable Materials Added to American Libraries, 1940-1941 (1942) (0)

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