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xxix, 300 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-280) and index. |
| Summary |
"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. |
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Libraries -- History.
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Libraries.
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Libraries and society.
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| Genre |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Crawford, Alice, 1958- editor of compilation.
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Hall, Edith, 1959- author.
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Gameson, Richard, author.
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Pettegree, Andrew, author.
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Darnton, Robert, author.
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Allan, David, 1964- author.
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Sutherland, John, 1938- author.
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Warner, Marina, 1946- author.
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Crawford, Robert, 1959- author.
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Marcus, Laura, author.
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Enniss, Stephen, author.
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Price-Wilkin, W. John (William John), 1956- author.
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Billington, James H, author.
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| ISBN |
9780691166391 (hbk.) : $35.00 |
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0691166390 (hbk.) |
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