The meaning of the library :  a cultural history / 
edited by Alice Crawford. 
 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  2015. 
 - xxix, 300 p. ; 24 cm 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> "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"--Dust jacket flap. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691175744 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libraries--History<br/>Libraries<br/>Libraries and society