TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lerner,Frederick Andrew
TI  - The story of libraries: from the invention of writing to the computer age 
SN  - 0826411142
AV  - Z721. L565 1998
U1  - 027.009 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - New York
PB  - Continuum
KW  - Libraries
KW  - History
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-236) and index; List of Illustrations --; Preface --; 1; The Earliest Libraries --; 2; Libraries of Classical Antiquity --; 3; Lanterns of the Dark Ages --; 4; Libraries of the Orient --; 5; Libraries of the Islamic World --; 6; The High Middle Ages --; 7; Gutenberg's Legacy --; 8; Treasuries of the Book --; 9; The Repositories of Knowledge --; 10; Libraries for the People --; 11; The Rising Generation --; 12; Putting Knowledge to Work --; 13; The Craft of Librarianship --; 14; Libraries of the Future --; Notes --; Principal Works Consulted --; Index
ER  -