Sacred stacks : the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship /
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| Natura: | Licensed eBooks |
| Lingua: | inglese |
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Chicago :
American Library Association,
2006.
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| Accesso online: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=173276 |
Sommario:
- 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.