Sacred stacks : the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship / Nancy Kalikow Maxwell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Libraries--Religious aspects.

Libraries.

Libraries and society.

Libraries--Aims and objectives.

Books and reading--Religious aspects.

Books and reading.

Library science--Philosophy.

Library science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (169 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replace…Libraries 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 powerful perspective. While it's been a long time since libraries were exclusively the provenance of monks, some of those sacred roots remain, according to librarian and theologian Maxwell. Many librarians sense the deeper meaning and higher purpose in their work, yet rarely have time to contemplate it. Maxwel

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9837-2

OCLC:

476043989