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The story of libraries : from the invention of writing to the computer age / Fred Lerner.

Title
The story of libraries : from the invention of writing to the computer age / Fred Lerner.
Author
Lerner, Frederick Andrew, 1945-
Publication
New York : Continuum, 2009.

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Description
x, 249 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.
Summary
In this fully updated edition, Fred Lerner continues to explore the ways in which records of human experience are collected. Updated to include our new technology, this work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.
Subject
  • Amerika Haus Berlin Video Lending Library
  • Libraries > History
Genre/Form
History
Note
  • Previous ed.: 1998.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The earliest libraries -- Libraries of Classical -- Lanterns of the Dark Ages -- Libraries of the Orient -- Libraries of the Islamic world -- The High Middle Ages -- Gutenberg's legacy -- Treasuries of the book -- The repositories of knowledge -- Libraries of the people -- The rising generation -- Putting knowledge to work -- The craft of librarianship -- The science of information.
ISBN
  • 9780826429902 (pbk.)
  • 0826429904 (pbk.)
OCLC
  • 428777216
  • SCSB-11473423
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library