* _Computer Applications in Libraries (CAL_ (1983)
* _The Impact of Electronic Publishing:_A Collection of Essays (1984)
* _A History of the American Public Library Movement_ (1986)
* _The Public Library: Its Origins, Purposes, and Significance in the American Community (1991)
* _American Public Librarianship and the Work of Dewey, Cutter, and Bostwick (1992)
* _Libraries in the Information Age: An American Perspective_ (1993)
* _The Future of Libraries: An Essay on the Emerging Technologies and the Transformation of the Library_ (1995)
* _The People's University: Public Libraries in Massachusetts_ (1996)
* _The State Library Agencies (SLA): A History of Their Creation and Development_ (1998)
* _The History and Future of the Public Library_ (2001)
* _The Boston Athenaeum: Its History, 1807-2007_ (2007)
* _New England Libraries: In the Past, the Present, and the Future_ (2011)
* _A Reader's History of the American Public Library_ (2012)
Articles and Essays
* "The Public Library: A Historical Overview" (1982)
* "The Impact of Electronic Publishing on Libraries" (1984)
* "The History of the American Public Library Movement" (1986)
* "The Public Library: Its Origins, Purposes, and Significance in the American Community" (1991)
* "American Public Librarianship and the Work of Dewey, Cutter, and Bostwick" (1992)
* "Libraries in the Information Age: An American Perspective" (1993)
* "The Future of Libraries: An Essay on the Emerging Technologies and the Transformation of the Library" (1995)
* "The People's University: Public Libraries in Massachusetts" (1996)
* "The State Library Agencies (SLA): A History of Their Creation and Development" (1998)
* "The History and Future of the Public Library" (2001)
* "The Boston Athenaeum: Its History, 1807-2007" (2007)
* "New England Libraries: In the Past, the Present, and the Future" (2011)
* "A Reader's History of the American Public Library" (2012)