Lerner, Frederick Andrew,  1945- <br/><br/>
The story of libraries :  from the invention of writing to the computer age / 
Fred Lerner. 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - New York :  Continuum,  2009. 
 - x, 249 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Previous ed.: 1998. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-233) and index. 
<br/><br/>The earliest libraries -- Libraries of Classical -- Lanterns of the Dark Ages -- Libraries of the Orient -- Libraries of the Islamic world -- The High Middle Ages -- Gutenberg's legacy -- Treasuries of the book -- The repositories of knowledge -- Libraries of the people -- The rising generation -- Putting knowledge to work -- The craft of librarianship -- The science of information. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780826429902  (pbk.) 0826429904  (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Libraries--History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Z721  / .L565 2009