| The Story of Libraries Contributor(s): Lerner, Fred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826429904 ISBN-13: 9780826429902 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2010 Annotation: In this fully updated edition, this book continues to explore the ways in which men and women collect and organize the records of human experience. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Library & Information Science - General |
| Dewey: 027.009 |
| LCCN: 2010481618 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.95 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |