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Publication Date: 1992
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Why Do We Study the History of Libraries? A Meditation on the Perils of Ahistoricism in the Information Era.
Harris, Michael H.; Hannah, Stanley
Library and Information Science Research, v14 n2 p123-30 Apr-Jun 1992
This review of the literature responds to Daniel Bell, F. W. Lancaster, and others who have predicted the end of the library with the coming of the postindustrial, "paperless" society. Highlights include discussions of librarians as cultural custodians and the importance of the library in the history of civilization. (35 references) (LAE)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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