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An Often-Tumultuous Saga Of Books And Book-Places In The World: A Review, Dayne Sherman
An Often-Tumultuous Saga Of Books And Book-Places In The World: A Review, Dayne Sherman
E-JASL 1999-2009 (Volumes 1-10)
Book review of Battles, Matthew. Library: An Unquiet History. W.W. Norton, New York, NY, 2003. $24.95.
Excerpt:
Library: An Unquiet History dignifies the work of librarians as a profession, something needed more now than ever before, as we encounter this chaotic Communication Age. It tells us why we are here toiling in the library by telling us how we arrived as keepers of books and guardians of democracy.