Sacred Stacks : The Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (169 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Libraries as Sacred, Secular Institutions -- Chapter 2: Librarians Perform Sacred Functions -- Chapter 3: Librarians and Libraries Organize Chaos -- Chapter 4: Librarians and Libraries Bestow Immortality -- Chapter 5: Librarians and Libraries Uplift Individuals and Society -- Chapter 6: Libraries Provide Sacred, Secular Space -- Chapter 7: Librarians and Libraries Promote Community -- Chapter 8: Librarians and Libraries Transmit Culture to Future Generations -- Chapter 9: Implications of Libraries as Sacred, Secular Institutions -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Libraries -- Religious aspects. Libraries and society. Libraries -- Aims and objectives. Books and reading -- Religious aspects. Library science -- Philosophy.