Librarian and theologian Maxwell (Miami Dade College North Campus Library) reflects on the spiritual dimensions of libraries and librarianship in a secular world. She contends that, despite predictions of their eventual obsolescence, libraries will continue to thrive in the futu…
"Librarians serve a higher purpose that no amount of digitization or computerization can ever replaceLibraries have survived and will continue to thrive in the future, because they fulfill eternal needs for people."Nancy Kalikow Maxwell from the Preface. Librarianship as a calli…
"Drawing from history, sociology, and philosophy, Sacred Stacks voices the importance of the library profession and libraries as community institutions in a secular time."--Jacket. Librarianship as a calling is a powerful perspective. While it's been a long time since libraries…
