Sacred Stacks The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship

Name: Sacred Stacks The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship
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ISBN: 9780838909171

ISBN-10: 0838909175

ISBN-13: 9780838909171

Edition: 2006

Authors: Nancy Kalikow Maxwell

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Librarianship as a calling is a powerful perspective. Many librarians sense the deeper meaning and higher purpose in their work, yet rarely have time to contemplate it. Maxwell's down-to-earth candor combined with scholarly insight is designed to inspire and enlighten her library peers and colleagues. Drawing from history, sociology, and philosophy, Sacred Stacks voices the importance of the library profession and libraries as community institutions in a secular time. Librarians, LIS students and educators, as well as trustees, can step into these Sacred Stacks to reignite meaning in their everyday work. Considering these higher purposes of libraries, Maxwell outlines the work of librarians…

Book details

Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: American Library Association
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 156
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.506
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



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


Bibliography


Index