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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Libraries--Religious aspects. Libraries and society. Libraries--Aims and objectives. Books and reading--Religious aspects. Library science--Philosophy.