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1 online resource (161 pages) |
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text file PDF |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Córdovan Library of Caliph al-Hakam II -- "Improve the Moment" -- Ellis Island Library -- Libraries, Knowledge, and the Common Good -- The 1939 Alexandria, Virginia, Public Library Sit-in Demonstration -- Library as Medicine Cabinet -- World War II and the Building of the Ukrainian Library -- Libraries of Light -- Biographies. |
| Summary |
Many consider libraries to be immutable institutions, deeply entrenched in the past, full of dusty tomes and musty staff. In truth, libraries are and historically have been sites of innovation and disruption. Originally presented at the Library History Seminar XII: Libraries: Traditions and Innovations, this collection of essays offers examples of the enduring and evolving aspects of libraries and librarianship. Whether belonging to a Caliph in 10th-century Spain, built for 19th-century mechanics, or intended for the segregated Southern United States, libraries serve as both a reflection and a contestation of their context. These essays illustrate that libraries are places of turmoil, where real social and cultural controversies are explored and resolved, where invention takes place, and where identities are challenged and defined, reinforcing tradition and commanding innovation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
In English. |
| Subject |
Libraries and society.
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Libraries and society. |
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Libraries -- History.
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Libraries. |
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History. |
| Indexed Term |
(Produktform)Electronic book text |
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(Zielgruppe)Fachpublikum/ Wissenschaft |
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(BISAC Subject Heading)LAN025000 |
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(BISAC Subject Heading)HIS000000: HIS000000 HISTORY / General |
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Library Architecture |
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Library Trends |
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Library User |
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Library History |
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Social Media |
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(VLB-WN)9597 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Kimball, Melanie A.
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Wisser, Katherine M.
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| Other Form: |
bundle 9783110450859 |
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EPUB 9783110448566 |
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print 9783110448337 |
| ISBN |
9783110450842 |
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3110450844 |
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9783110450859 |
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3110450852 |
| Standard No. |
10.1515/9783110450842 |
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9783110450842 |
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-201705174263 |
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