Sacred stacks [electronic resource] : the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship / Nancy Kalikow Maxwell.
Publication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2006.Description: x, 156 pISBN:- 0838909175 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780838909171
- 027 22
- Z716.4 .M37 2006eb
eBooks
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.
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