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Sacred stacks : the higher purpose of libraries and librarianship / Nancy Kalikow Maxwell.

By: Maxwell, Nancy Kalikow.

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BookPublisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 2006Description: x, 156 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0838909175 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9780838909171 (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Libraries -- Religious aspects

| Libraries and society

| Libraries -- Aims and objectives

| Books and reading -- Religious aspects

| Library science -- Philosophy

Contents:

Libraries as sacred, secular institutions -- Librarians perform sacred functions -- Librarians and libraries organize chaos -- Librarians and libraries bestow immortality -- Librarians and libraries uplift individuals and society -- Libraries provide sacred, secular space -- Librarians and libraries promote community -- Librarians and libraries transmit culture to future generations -- Implications of libraries as sacred, secular institutions.

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