<b>Rajendra Kumbhar.</b> <i>Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century</i>. Oxford, U.K.: Chandos Publishing, 2012. Distributed in the U.S. by Neal-Schuman Publishers. 172p. alk. paper, $80 (ISBN 9781843346609). National Library: 015863081.

Abstract

Book Reviews 611 of its collection was, perhaps, the special contribution of the AAS to scholarship in the mid-20th century. But it was not until the last quarter of the 20th century that the society was able to develop and fund an ambitious fellows program that helped make it a truly national center for research and learning on American history. I hasten to note that, while the AAS has remade itself as a "national center," it has not done so at the expense of its core identity. While it could have changed its name to "Center for …", as so many other places have, it has chosen not to. We have too many "centers," frankly. So, the AAS is still the American Antiquarian Society, going strong after 200 years. We should all rejoice.