The Symbolic Value of Libraries in a Digital Age

As an increasingly virtual society anticipates the decline of print, it looks to the keepers of the written record to maintain continuity with its past. Libraries cannot formulate intelligent collection and preservation policies without taking into account current perceptions of the fragility of his...

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Main Author: Manoff, Marlene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Johns Hopkins University Press 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35688