Like Borges, Desmazieres has created his own universe, his own definition of the meaning, topography and geography of the Library of Babel.

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Yet, almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. The reasons cited for this are many: educated people are much harder to govern, and some proclaim that only the illiterate can save the world.

A "novel about children on the cusp of adulthood in a broken world who find resilience, hope, and story ... [They] are trying to figure out the world around them, and to survive.

'"--Marilyn Johnson, author of This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All "The Meaning of the Library covers the history of the library from antiquity to the present day. This is a very good collection of essays.

A must-read for progressive librarians everywhere, Our Enduring Values will help you to define your role in the library of the future.

It is the story of Peter Kien, a scholarly recluse who lives among and for his great library. The destruction of Kien through the instrument of the illiterate, brutish housekeeper he marries constitutes the plot of the book.

When patrons use a library catalogue, they seek information without regard to the library's cataloguing technology.