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The meaning of the library by Alice Crawford · Booklabria

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The meaning of the library

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The meaning of the library

Name: The meaning of the library
Author: Alice Crawford

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First published: 2015

Synopsis

"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.

Subjects: History
Libraries
Kultur
Media Studies
Cultuurgeschiedenis
Cultural studies

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2015
Pages: 300
Language: English
ISBN-13: 978-0691166391
ISBN-10: 0691166390

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