Sacred stacks the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship /

Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow.

Sacred stacks the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship / [electronic resource] : Nancy Kalikow Maxwell. - Chicago : American Library Association, 2006. - x, 156 p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and index.

Libraries as sacred, secular institutions -- Librarians perform sacred functions -- Librarians and libraries organize chaos -- Librarians and libraries bestow immortality -- Librarians and libraries uplift individuals and society -- Libraries provide sacred, secular space -- Librarians and libraries promote community -- Librarians and libraries transmit culture to future generations -- Implications of libraries as sacred, secular institutions.


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Libraries--Religious aspects.
Libraries and society.
Libraries--Aims and objectives.
Books and reading--Religious aspects.
Library science--Philosophy.


Electronic books.

Z716.4 / .M37 2006

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