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

• Autore: Maxwell Nancy Kalikow
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : American Library Association, 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (169 p.)
• Disciplina: 027
• Soggetto topico: Libraries - Religious aspects; Libraries and society; Libraries - Aims and objectives; Books and reading - Religious aspects; Library science - Philosophy
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-147) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: "Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replace…Libraries have survived and will continue to thrive in the future, because they fulfill eternal needs for people."—Nancy Kalikow Maxwell from the Preface. Librarianship as a calling is a powerful perspective. While it's been a long time since libraries were exclusively the provenance of monks, some of those sacred roots remain, according to librarian and theologian Maxwell. Many librarians sense the deeper meaning and higher purpose in their work, yet rarely have time to contemplate it. Maxwel
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacred stacks
• ISBN: 0-8389-9837-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451413803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II