People Don't Come Here to Read Best-Sellers: The Vatican Library.

Rastelli, Lucy Gordan

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ERIC Number: EJ392388

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1989

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People Don't Come Here to Read Best-Sellers: The Vatican Library.

Rastelli, Lucy Gordan

Wilson Library Bulletin, v63 n6 p47-50 Feb 1989

Reviews the development of the Vatican Library from the papacy of Leo III (795-816) to the present. The current status of the library is described, including print and nonprint collections, acquisitions and major bequests, access to the collections, and programs and services offered to scholars. (CLB)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Archives, Foreign Countries, Library Acquisition, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Facilities, Library Services, Research Tools, Resource Materials

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Holy See (Vatican City)

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