TY - BOOK AU - Maxwell,Nancy Kalikow ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Sacred stacks: the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship SN - 0838909175 (pbk. : alk. paper) AV - Z716.4 .M37 2006eb U1 - 027 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chicago PB - American Library Association KW - Books and reading KW - Religious aspects KW - Libraries and society KW - Libraries KW - Aims and objectives KW - Library science KW - Philosophy KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://ezproxy.alfaisal.edu/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/alfaisal/Doc?id=10194629 ER -