TY - BOOK AU - Maxwell,Nancy Kalikow ED - ProQuest (Firm) TI - Sacred stacks: the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship AV - Z716.4 .M37 2006 U1 - 027 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chicago PB - American Library Association KW - Libraries KW - Religious aspects KW - Libraries and society KW - Aims and objectives KW - Books and reading KW - Library science KW - Philosophy KW - Electronic books N1 - 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 UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/bacm-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3001589 ER -