EAN: 9783110448337

LIBRARIES - TRADITIONS AND INNOVATIONS - MELANI...

Many consider libraries to be immutable institutions  deeply entrenched in the past  full of
dusty tomes and musty staff. In truth  libraries are and historically have been sites of
innovation and disruption. Originally presented at the Library History Seminar XII: Libraries:
Traditions and Innovations  this collection of essays offers examples of the enduring and
evolving aspects of libraries and librarianship. Whether belonging to a Caliph in 10th-century
Spain  built for 19th-century mechanics  or intended for the segregated Southern United States
libraries serve as both a reflection and a contestation of their context. These essays
illustrate that libraries are places of turmoil  where real social and cultural controversies
are explored and resolved  where invention takes place  and where identities are challenged and
defined  reinforcing tradition and commanding innovation.

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