Sacred stacks [electronic resource] : the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship / Nancy Kalikow Maxwell.

By: Maxwell, Nancy KalikowContributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2006Description: x, 156 pSubject(s): Libraries -- Religious aspects | Libraries and society | Libraries -- Aims and objectives | Books and reading -- Religious aspects | Library science -- PhilosophyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 027 LOC classification: Z716.4 | .M37 2006Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
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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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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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