Cargando…

Libraries and democracy : the cornerstone of liberty.

During World War II when the future of democracy was uncertain, Franklin D. Roosevelt described libraries as ''the great symbols of the freedom of the mind, '' ''essential to the functioning of a democratic society.'' Kranich begins this new collection of essa...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kranich, Nancy (Ed.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : Amer Library Association, 2001.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a22000003i 4500
001 EBOOKCENTRAL_ocn171272447
003 OCoLC
005 20240329122006.0
006 m o d
007 cr |||||||||||
008 070913s2001 ilu o 000 0 eng d
040 |a YDXCP  |b eng  |e pn  |c YDXCP  |d NRU  |d OCLCQ  |d EBLCP  |d OCLCQ  |d OTZ  |d ZCU  |d OCLCF  |d OCLCO  |d MERUC  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d ICG  |d INT  |d OCLCQ  |d DKC  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCQ  |d OCLCO  |d OCLCL 
019 |a 923563482  |a 929146107 
020 |a 0838999190 
020 |a 9780838999196 
029 1 |a DEBBG  |b BV044181792 
029 1 |a AU@  |b 000055616420 
035 |a (OCoLC)171272447  |z (OCoLC)923563482  |z (OCoLC)929146107 
043 |a n-us--- 
050 4 |a Z 
082 0 4 |a 021.0973  |a 021/.0973 
049 |a UAMI 
100 1 |a Kranich, Nancy (Ed.) 
245 1 0 |a Libraries and democracy :  |b the cornerstone of liberty. 
260 |a Chicago :  |b Amer Library Association,  |c 2001. 
300 |a 1 online resource (1 volume) 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent 
337 |a computer  |b c  |2 rdamedia 
338 |a online resource  |b cr  |2 rdacarrier 
520 |a During World War II when the future of democracy was uncertain, Franklin D. Roosevelt described libraries as ''the great symbols of the freedom of the mind, '' ''essential to the functioning of a democratic society.'' Kranich begins this new collection of essays with Roosevelt's sentiment in mind. From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book, John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day share their insights on the role libraries play in advancing democracy. One of the few institutions in the world where people have free access t. 
505 0 |a Preface; Introduction; Part I: Historic and Theoretical Overview of the Role of Libraries and Democracy; Reconsidering Arsenals of a Democratic Culture: Balancing Symbol and Practice by Frederick Stielow; Imagining Fairness:Equality and Equity of Access in Search of Democracy by Jorge Reina Schement; Poverty, Democracy, and Public Libraries by Kathleen de la Peña McCook; Part II: Libraries and Civil Society; Libraries and Civil Society by Joan C. Durrance, Karen Pettigrew, Michael Jourdan, and Karen Scheuerer; Civic Librarianship by Ronald B. McCabe. 
590 |a ProQuest Ebook Central  |b Ebook Central Academic Complete 
650 0 |a Libraries and society  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Libraries and state  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Information policy  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Freedom of information  |z United States. 
650 0 |a Internet access for library users  |z United States. 
650 6 |a Bibliothèques et société  |z États-Unis. 
650 6 |a Bibliothèques  |x Politique gouvernementale  |z États-Unis. 
650 6 |a Information  |x Politique gouvernementale  |z États-Unis. 
650 6 |a Liberté d'information  |z États-Unis. 
650 6 |a Internet dans les bibliothèques  |z États-Unis. 
650 7 |a Freedom of information  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Information policy  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Internet access for library users  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Libraries and society  |2 fast 
650 7 |a Libraries and state  |2 fast 
651 7 |a United States  |2 fast  |1 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq 
776 0 8 |i Print version:  |a Kranich, Nancy C.  |t Libraries and Democracy : The Cornerstone of Liberty.  |d Chicago : ALA Editions, ©2000  |z 9780838908082 
856 4 0 |u https://ebookcentral.uam.elogim.com/lib/uam-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3001592  |z Texto completo 
938 |a EBL - Ebook Library  |b EBLB  |n EBL289117 
938 |a YBP Library Services  |b YANK  |n 2623443 
994 |a 92  |b IZTAP