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9781400865741
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The Meaning of the Library
[Book]
A Cultural History /
edited by Alice Crawford.
Course Book.
1 online resource(336 p.) :
illustrations.
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From Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination. Generously illustrated, The Meaning of the Library examines this key institution of Western culture. Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, significant contributors\U+2014\including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust\U+2014\present a cultural history of the library. Whether relishing an account of the Alexandrian Library or a look at the stylish railway libraries of nineteenth-century England, readers will find a sparkling survey of the library through time. Here, too, are the imagined libraries of fiction, poetry, and film, from Scheherazade\U+2019\s stories to The Name of the Rose and beyond. In an informative introduction, Alice Crawford sets out the book\U+2019\s purpose and scope, and an international array of scholars, librarians, writers, and critics offer vivid perspectives about the library through their chosen fields. Contributors to this collection include David Allan, James Billington, Robert Crawford, Robert Darnton, Stephen Enniss, Richard Gameson, Edith Hall, Laura Marcus, Andrew Pettegree, John Sutherland, Marina Warner, and John Wilkin.A landmark collection, The Meaning of the Library addresses the significance of the library\U+2014\both physical and virtual\U+2014\in the past and present, and will appeal to readers, librarians, and all who are interested in this vital institution\U+2019\s heritage and ongoing legacy.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Libraries-- History.
Bibliotheks- und Informationswissenschaft.
Libraries and Library Science.
Libraries, Information and Documentation.
Library & Information Science.
Language Arts & Disciplines-- Library & Information Science-- General.
Crawford, Alice
Princeton University Press.
20160426131844.0
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