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Libraries - Traditions and Innovations : Papers from the Library History Seminar XIII /

Many consider libraries to be immutable institutions, deeply entrenched in the past, full of dusty tomes and musty staff. In truth, libraries are and historically have been sites of innovation and disruption. Originally presented at the Library History Seminar XII: Libraries: Traditions and Innovati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Kimball, Melanie A., Wisser, Katherine M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berlin ; Boston : De Gruyter Saur, [2017]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • The Córdovan Library of Caliph al-Hakam II
  • "Improve the Moment"
  • Ellis Island Library
  • Libraries, Knowledge, and the Common Good
  • The 1939 Alexandria, Virginia, Public Library Sit-in Demonstration
  • The Library as Medicine Cabinet
  • World War II and the Building of the Ukrainian Library
  • Libraries of Light
  • Biographies.