Sacred Stacks : the Higher Purpose of Libraries and Librarianship.
"Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replaceLibraries 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 pow...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
ALA Editions,
2006
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | "Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replaceLibraries 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 its 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (169 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-147) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780838998373 0838998372 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
