The meaning of the library : a cultural history
Title:
The meaning of the library : a cultural history
Author:
Crawford, Alice, 1958-
ISBN:
9780691166391
Publication Information:
Princeton ; Oxford : Princeton University Press, c2015.
Physical Description:
xxix, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Contents:
Introduction / The Library through Time. Adventures in ancient Greek and Roman libraries / The image of the medieval library / The Renaissance library and the challenge of print / From printing shop to bookshelves : how books began the journey to Enlightenment libraries / "The advantages of literature" : the subscription library in Georgian Britain / Literature and the library in the nineteenth century / The Library in Imagination. The library in fiction / The library in poetry / The library in film : order and mystery / The Library Now and in the Future. "Casting and gathering" : libraries, archives, and the modern writer / Meanings of the library today / The modern library and global democracy
Abstract:
"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.
Bibliographical References:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index.
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