Gatekeepers of knowledge:a consideration of the library, the book and the scholar in the western world

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Main Authors: Zeegers Margaret
Group Author: Barron Deirdre
Published: Chandos,
Publisher Address: Oxford
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xi, 134 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9781843345060 (hbk.)
1843345064 (hbk.)
1843345056 (pbk.)
9781843345053 (pbk.)
Index Number: G259
CLC: G259.19
Call Number: G259.19/Z43
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129) and index.
Throughout its history, the western library has played a significant role in bringing the book into the hands of western scholars. This title analyses that history: examining constructs of librarianship, publishing, and scholarship within that history as gate keeping access to knowledge.