The Symbolic Value of Libraries in a Digital Age
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Author(s)
Manoff, Marlene
Date Issued
October 2001
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Citation
Portal: Libraries and the Academy Volume 1 October 2001 pp. 371-381
Abstract
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 historical memory. Understanding the symbolic role they play in the cultural imaginary will help libraries to map a future that addresses public concerns about the preservation of the historical record.
Subjects
libraries
historical record
preservation
memory
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