The meaning of the library a cultural history Crawford, Alice 1958- editor of compilation. Billington, James H. author. Price-Wilkin, W. John (William John) 1956- author. Enniss, Stephen author. Marcus, Laura author. Crawford, Robert 1959- author. Warner, Marina 1946- author. Sutherland, John 1938- author. Allan, David 1964- author. Darnton, Robert author. Pettegree, Andrew author. Gameson, Richard author. Hall, Edith 1959- author. Ebrary inc text bibliography Electronic books History nju 2015 2015 monographic eng
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one online resource(xxix, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) illustrations (some color) 25 cm "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. Introduction Alice Crawford -- Part 1. The Library through Time. 1. Adventures in ancient Greek and Roman libraries Edith Hall 2. The image of the medieval library Richard Gameson 3. The Renaissance library and the challenge of print Andrew Pettegree 4. From printing shop to bookshelves : how books began the journey to Enlightenment libraries Robert Darnton 5. "The advantages of literature" : the subscription library in Georgian Britain David Allan 6. Literature and the library in the nineteenth century John Sutherland -- Part 2. The Library in Imagination. 7. The library in fiction Marina Warner 8. The library in poetry Robert Crawford 9. The library in film : order and mystery Laura Marcus -- Part 3. The Library Now and in the Future. 10. "Casting and gathering" : libraries, archives, and the modern writer Stephen Enniss 11. Meanings of the library today John P. Wilkin 12. The modern library and global democracy James H. Billington. edited by Alice Crawford. Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index. Libraries History Libraries and society Libraries Libraries and society Libraries Z721 .M43 2015eb 027/.009 9781400865741 (electronic resource) 2014951291 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/pucpr/docDetail.action?docID=11057104 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/pucpr/docDetail.action?docID=11057104 YDXCP 140915 20160527193629.0 333898 eng