A social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes /

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Author / Creator:	Valentine, Patrick M., author.
Imprint:	Lanham : The Scarecrow Press, Inc., [2012]
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 203 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Books -- History. Libraries -- History. Printing -- History. Books -- Social aspects -- History. Libraries -- Social aspects -- History. Printing -- Social aspects -- History. Books. Libraries. Libraries -- Social aspects. Printing. Printing -- Social aspects. History. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11304372

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ISBN:	9780810885714 0810885719 9780810885707 0810885700
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Valentine, Patrick M. Social history of books and libraries from cuneiform to bytes 9780810885707
Standard no.:	40021530652

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