A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes

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    • Valentine, Patrick M.

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A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes

Patrick M. Valentine

The Scarecrow Press, 2012

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-189) and index

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内容説明

While the importance of writing has often been recognized, the role of books and especially that of libraries has just as often been slighted. Knowledge, once generated, has to be communicated, preserved, and accessible. Books in their varying formats-from clay tablets to scrolls and manuscripts to pixels-have been instrumental in spreading knowledge, although relatively little attention has been given to the story of books themselves. A Social History of Books and Libraries from Cuneiform to Bytes traces the roles of books and libraries throughout recorded history and explores their social and cultural importance within differing societies and changing times. It presents the history of books from clay tablets to e-books and the history of libraries, whether built of bricks or bytes. Following an introduction that sets the theoretical basis for the historical importance of books and libraries, chapters alternate between the history of the book and the history of libraries. Included within the chapters are short excursions on some particular development, such as book emblems or cataloging. Case studies are given as thematic illustrations of libraries everywhere. Patrick M. Valentine argues that social and cultural forces have been more influential in determining the nature and status of information, books, and libraries than has technology. But A Social History of Books and Libraries is far from a jeremiad against technology; rather it presents history within the subtle yet shifting context of time and place. Although written primarily for librarians and library students, it will also be of interest to a wider audience of scholars and those interested in books, libraries, and cultural history.

目次

Acknowledgments Introduction: Written Information and Beyond Chapter I: Early Books: Beginnings to circa 1450 A. Origins of Information Media and Materials B. Writing and Its Effects Interlude: Book Emblems C. Book Formats D. Manuscripts and Copying Chapter II: Early Libraries: Beginnings to circa 1500 A. Ancient Libraries B. Medieval European Libraries Interlude: Early Cataloging C. African, Asian and Pre-Columbian Libraries Chapter III: Books and Printing: 15th - 19th Centuries A. Early Printing and the Invention of Moveable Type B. Printing and Repeatable Messages Interlude: Woodcuts C. Spread of Printing and Incunabula Chapter IV: Libraries Renaissance & Beyond A. European Libraries Renaissance to the Enlightenment B. Modern European Libraries Interlude: Censorship C. Libraries Outside Europe Chapter V: Modern Printing & Computers A. Print in the 19th and 20th Centuries B. Electronics in Communications Interlude: Print Nationalism C. Computers and Books Chapter VI: American Libraries A. American Libraries to World War I B. American Libraries after World War I Interlude: Burning Books C. Computers in American Libraries Bibliography Index

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