{"product_id":"gatekeepers-of-knowledge-a-consideration-of-the-library-the-book-and-the-scholar-in-the-western-world-paperback-9781843345053","title":"Gatekeepers of Knowledge; A Consideration of the Library, the Book and the Scholar in the Western World (Paperback \/ softback) 9781843345053","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGatekeepers of Knowledge\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Consideration of the Library, the Book and the Scholar in the Western World\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMargaret Zeegers (Author), Deirdre Barron (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781843345053, Elsevier Science\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 16 February 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e146 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.6 x 1.1 cm, 0.28 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Descriptively titled, thought provoking and easily read, this book is a gem.\" \u003cb\u003e--The Australian Library Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a hugely valid and valuable book for librarians, publishers and those interested in critically engaging with the slippery concept of the Information Society.\" \u003cb\u003e--Journal of Librarianship and Information Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Provides an excellent discussion of the many elements that have shaped scholarship, research, knowledge, and libraries through the medium of the written word.\" \u003cb\u003e--Australian Academic \u0026amp; Research Libraries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThroughout its history, the Western library has played a significant role in bringing the book to the hands of Western scholars. This book analyses that history, examining constructs of librarianship, publishing and scholarship within that history as gate keeping access to knowledge. Exploring significant events in the field from the time of the Lyceum to the present day in the development of repositories of books and their access by scholars. Gatekeepers of Knowledge engages in an analysis of those events from a perspective that makes visible the ways in which the production, storage and access of books, have been privileged, while others have been marginalised.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFrom the agora to the scriptoria\u003cbr\u003e From the scriptoria to the printery\u003cbr\u003e From the printery to the bookshelves\u003cbr\u003e From the bookshelves to the study\u003cbr\u003e Scholars of the second millennium.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Knowledge management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Knowledge management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Knowledge%20management%20%5BKJMV3%5D%22\"\u003eKJMV3\u003c\/a\u003e], Library \u0026amp; information sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Library \u0026amp; information sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Library%20\u0026amp;%20information%20sciences%20%5BGL%5D%22\"\u003eGL\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Chandos Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46651740422424,"sku":"9781843345053","price":50.86,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781843345053_068153a4-22bf-4eb1-b47b-3ff18dc1298a.jpg?v=1696713227","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/gatekeepers-of-knowledge-a-consideration-of-the-library-the-book-and-the-scholar-in-the-western-world-paperback-9781843345053","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}