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The Symbolic Value of Libraries in a Digital Age

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Manoff, Marlene
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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.
Date issued
2001-10
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35688
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Citation
Portal: Libraries and the Academy Volume 1 October 2001 pp. 371-381
ISSN
1531-2542
Keywords
libraries, historical record, preservation, memory

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