The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age - Brossura

Lerner, Fred

 
9780826413253: The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

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This work describes the crucial role libraries played in ancient Egypt, Han-dynasty China, the ancient Western Classical world (the great library of Alexandria, which was lost to us in stages over many years), the Baghdad of Harun-al-Rashid, and medieval and Renaissance Europe. It continues with the libraries of colonial America, the Library of Congress, university libraries, and today's large public library system.

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Fred Lerner holds degrees in history and library science from Columbia University, where he received his doctorate. He has also written widely on contemporary science fiction and produces a bibliographical database indexing literature on posttraumatic stress disorder. He lives in Vermont with his wife Sheryl, a retired teacher.

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9780826411143: The Story of Libraries: From the Invention of Writing to the Computer Age

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ISBN 10:  0826411142 ISBN 13:  9780826411143
Casa editrice: Continuum Intl Pub Group, 1998
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