The Story of Libraries: from the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age
Publication
London: Continuum, 2009
Author
Lerner, Frederick Andrew
Number of Pages
249
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Original Language
English
Categories and Tags
Paperback, Libraries
Dewey Subjects
General Libraries; Reports, etc. > Information > Library and Information Sciences
About
This work describes libraries’ crucial role 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.
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