Sacred Stacks : the Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship.

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"Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replaceLibraries have survived and will continue to thrive in the future, because they fulfill eternal needs for people."Nancy Kalikow Maxwell from the Preface. Librarianship as a calling is a pow...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chicago : ALA Editions, 2006.
Temas:
Books and reading > Religious aspects.
Libraries and society.
Libraries > Aims and objectives.
Libraries > Religious aspects.
Library science > Philosophy.
Bibliothèques et société.
Bibliothèques > Finalités.
Bibliothéconomie > Philosophie.
Books and reading > Religious aspects
Libraries > Aims and objectives
Libraries and society
Libraries > Religious aspects
Library science > Philosophy
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Libraries as Sacred, Secular Institutions; Chapter 2: Librarians Perform Sacred Functions; Chapter 3: Librarians and Libraries Organize Chaos; Chapter 4: Librarians and Libraries Bestow Immortality; Chapter 5: Librarians and Libraries Uplift Individuals and Society; Chapter 6: Libraries Provide Sacred, Secular Space; Chapter 7: Librarians and Libraries Promote Community; Chapter 8: Librarians and Libraries Transmit Culture to Future Generations; Chapter 9: Implications of Libraries as Sacred, Secular Institutions; Bibliography; Index.

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