Meaning of the library : a cultural history
- New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 2015
- xxix, 300 p. [16] p. of plates :col. ill. 25 cm.
Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, significant contributors--including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library.