The meaning of the library

By Alice Crawford

Subjects: Media, entertainment, information & communication industries, Libraries, Cultural studies, Kultur, Libraries, history, Bibliothek, Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library, Maatschappij, 06.31 history of library and documentation, Amerika Haus Berlin, Media studies, Libraries and society, Cultuurgeschiedenis, Bibliotekshistoria, History, Library & information sciences / Museology, Library, archive & information management

Description: "Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, significant contributors--including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library"--Dust jacket flap.