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The meaning of the library : a cultural history /

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Title The meaning of the library : a cultural history /
 
Creator Crawford, Alice,
1958-
editor of compilation.
Hall, Edith,
1959-
author.
Gameson, Richard,
author.
Pettegree, Andrew,
author.
Darnton, Robert,
author.
Allan, David,
1964-
author.
Sutherland, John,
1938-
author.
Warner, Marina,
1946-
author.
Crawford, Robert,
1959-
author.
Marcus, Laura,
author.
Enniss, Stephen,
author.
Price-Wilkin, W. John
(William John),
1956-
author.
Billington, James H.,
author.
20467
 
Type text
History.
fast
 
Publisher New Jersey: Princeton University Press
 
Date 2015
 
Language eng
 
Description "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--including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library"--Dust jacket flap.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.
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"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--including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library"--Dust jacket flap.
 
Subject Libraries
Libraries.
Libraries and society.
Libraries.
Libraries and society.
 
Identifier http://opac.niscair.res.in:80/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=64270
URN:ISBN:9780691166391 (hbk. : acidfree paper)
URN:ISBN:0691166390 (hbk. : acidfree paper)