Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Buschman, John
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Sprache:en
Veröffentlicht: 1984
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256367
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
_version_ 1867180506356908032
author Buschman, John
author_facet Buschman, John
Buschman, John
collection Education Resources Information Center
contents Toward a Foundation of Library Philosophy: Comparing the Medieval and Modern Library. Buschman, John Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Library Materials Library Research Library Role Library Science Library Services Medieval History Modern History Position Papers Through a comparison of the historical perspectives of medieval and modern libraries, this paper is designed to clarify the purpose and goals of the library, and to promote a public and intellectual debate to guide future developments. The Middle Ages were chosen because libraries possessed an importance and centrality to learning, civilization, and intellectual debate that has not been duplicated since that time. The modern academic library was chosen as the basis of comparison because it corresponds the most closely with the medieval library in terms of overall intellectual trends. An examination of the institutional and social contexts of libraries in both time periods includes discussions of preservation, scholasticism, size and scope of collections, and the library's role. A discussion of the library service concept and its role in helping to decide some of the academic institution's goals concludes the paper. A 17-item bibliography is provided. (THC)
format Recurso educativo Open Access
id eric_ED256367
institution ERIC Institute of Education Sciences
language en
publishDate 1984
record_format eric
spellingShingle Toward a Foundation of Library Philosophy: Comparing the Medieval and Modern Library.
Buschman, John
Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Library Materials
Library Research
Library Role
Library Science
Library Services
Medieval History
Modern History
Position Papers
Toward a Foundation of Library Philosophy: Comparing the Medieval and Modern Library. Buschman, John Academic Libraries Comparative Analysis Library Materials Library Research Library Role Library Science Library Services Medieval History Modern History Position Papers Through a comparison of the historical perspectives of medieval and modern libraries, this paper is designed to clarify the purpose and goals of the library, and to promote a public and intellectual debate to guide future developments. The Middle Ages were chosen because libraries possessed an importance and centrality to learning, civilization, and intellectual debate that has not been duplicated since that time. The modern academic library was chosen as the basis of comparison because it corresponds the most closely with the medieval library in terms of overall intellectual trends. An examination of the institutional and social contexts of libraries in both time periods includes discussions of preservation, scholasticism, size and scope of collections, and the library's role. A discussion of the library service concept and its role in helping to decide some of the academic institution's goals concludes the paper. A 17-item bibliography is provided. (THC)
title Toward a Foundation of Library Philosophy: Comparing the Medieval and Modern Library.
topic Academic Libraries
Comparative Analysis
Library Materials
Library Research
Library Role
Library Science
Library Services
Medieval History
Modern History
Position Papers
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED256367