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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A History of New Jersey Libraries, 1750-1996
Author: Edwin BeckermanPublisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A History of New Jersey Libraries brings together a series of chapters dealing with broad elements of library development in New Jersey. This historical examination will aid librarians in discerning important trends for the future, as well as assist in examining the values of the library system, and how these values have consequently promoted growth.
New Jersey Libraries
Author: A Royal Province: New Jersey, 1738-1776
Author: New Jersey State MuseumPublisher:
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Category : Art, Colonial
Languages : en
Pages : 150
Book Description
Library & Information Bulletin
Author: Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators 1789-1982
Author: United States. Congress. SenatePublisher: Government Printing Office
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Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
Catalogue of the Reference Library
Author: Birmingham Public LibrariesPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 1344
Book Description
Dictionary Catalog of the Research Libraries of the New York Public Library, 1911-1971
Author: New York Public Library. Research LibrariesPublisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes
Author: Patrick M. ValentinePublisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810885719
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
While the importance of writing has often been recognized, the role of books and especially that of libraries has just as often been slighted. Knowledge, once generated, has to be communicated, preserved, and accessible. Books in their varying formats—from clay tablets to scrolls and manuscripts to pixels—have been instrumental in spreading knowledge, although relatively little attention has been given to the story of books themselves. A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes. Following an introduction that sets the theoretical basis for the historical importance of books and libraries, chapters alternate between the history of the book and the history of libraries. Included within the chapters are short excursions on some particular development, such as book emblems or cataloging. Case studies are given as thematic illustrations of libraries everywhere. Patrick M. Valentine argues that social and cultural forces have been more influential in determining the nature and status of information, books, and libraries than has technology. But A Social History of Books and Libraries is far from a jeremiad against technology; rather it presents history within the subtle yet shifting context of time and place. Although written primarily for librarians and library students, it will also be of interest to a wider audience of scholars and those interested in books, libraries, and cultural history.
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