Sacred stacks

SubTitle

the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship

Author Statement

Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

Publication

American Library Association

Publication Year

2006

Collation

x, 156 p. 23 cm

Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and index. , Libraries as sacred, secular institutions -- Librarians perform sacred functions -- Librarians and libraries organize chaos -- Librarians and libraries bestow immortality -- Librarians and libraries uplift individuals and society -- Libraries provide sacred, secular space -- Librarians and libraries promote community -- Librarians and libraries transmit culture to future generations -- Implications of libraries as sacred, secular institutions

Subject

Libraries --Religious aspects , Libraries and society , Libraries --Aims and objectives , Books and reading --Religious aspects , Library science --Philosophy

Main class

027

Cutter no

M465s

ISBN

0-8389-0917-5

Link To Document

https://lib.ui.ac.ir/dl/search/default.aspx?Term=212&Field=0&DTC=14