The Meaning of the Library : A Cultural History / Alice Crawford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crawford, Alice.

Contributor:

Crawford, Alice, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knjižnice--Kulturna zgodovina.

Local Subjects:

Knjižnice--Kulturna zgodovina.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (349 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination. The Meaning of the Library is a generously illustrated examination of this key institution of Western culture. Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, notable contributors-including the Librarian of Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust-present a cultural history of the library. In an informative introduction, Alice Crawford sets out the book's purpose and scope, and an international array of scholars, librarians, writers, and critics offer vivid perspectives about the library through their chosen fields. The Meaning of the Library will appeal to all who are interested in this vital institution's heritage and ongoing legacy.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

list of illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction / Crawford, Alice

Part 1. The Library through Time

Chapter 1. Adventures in Ancient Greek and Roman Libraries / Hall, Edith

Chapter 2. The Image of the Medieval Library / Gameson, Richard

Chapter 3. The Renaissance Library and the Challenge of Print / Pettegree, Andrew

Chapter 4. From Printing Shop to Bookshelves / Darnton, Robert

Chapter 5. "The Advantages of Literature" / Allan, David

Chapter 6. Literature and the Library in the Nineteenth Century / Sutherland, John

Part 2. The Library in Imagination

Chapter 7. The Library in Fiction / Warner, Marina

Chapter 8. The Library in Poetry / Crawford, Robert

Chapter 9. The Library in Film / Marcus, Laura

Part 3. The Library Now and in the Future

Chapter 10. "Casting and Gathering"

Chapter 11. Meanings of the Library Today / Wilkin, John P.

Chapter 12. The Modern Library and Global Democracy / Billington, James H.

Selected Bibliography

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

0-691-17574-8

OCLC:

1028598478