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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1992
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ450447 |
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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 Futures (of Society) History Librarians Library Role Literature Reviews 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)