Story of Libraries, Second Edition From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

Name: Story of Libraries, Second Edition From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age
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ISBN: 9780826429902

ISBN-10: 0826429904

ISBN-13: 9780826429902

Edition: 2nd 2009 (Revised)

Authors: Fred Lerner, Lerner

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Description:

In this fully updated edition, this book continues to explore the ways in which men and women collect and organize the records of human experience.

Book details

List price: $25.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.58" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of illustrations


Preface



The Earliest Libraries



Libraries of Classical Antiquity



Lanterns of the Dark Ages



Libraries of the Orient



Libraries of the Islamic World



The High Middle Ages



Gutenberg's Legacy



Treasuries of the Book



The Repositories of Knowledge



Libraries for the People



The Rising Generation



Putting Knowledge to Work



The Craft of Librarianship



Libraries of the Future


Notes


Principal Works Consulted


Index