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

Main entry:

Lerner, Frederick Andrew, 1945-

Title & Author:

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

Publication:

New York : Continuum, 1998.

Description:

246 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-236) and index.
The earliest libraries -- Libraries of classical antiquity -- 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 for the people -- The rising generation -- Putting knowledge to work -- The craft of librarianship -- Libraries of the future.

Summary:

Written in a lively and accessible style, The Story of Libraries looks at the role of libraries in the information age.

ISBN:

0826411142 (hc)
9780826411143

Subject:

Libraries History.
Libraries history
Bibliothèques Histoire.
Libraries
Bibliotheekwezen.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 209565
Call No.: Z721 .L5 1998
Status: Available

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