National Library Week 2023 - There is More to the Story

Members of university communities use libraries often, whether they are downloading journal articles, borrowing physical books, or using a laptop to take an exam remotely. Now, explore the philosophy, history, and design of libraries starting with this curated list of books from the collections of the UAB Libraries. There is more to our story.

Updated July 7, 2023
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Cruising the Library : Perversities in the Organization of Knowledge
Adler, Melissa
Ebook
Along Came Google
Deanna Marcum, Roger C. Schonfeld
Ebook
An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library Libraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone. But when Google announced in 2004 that it planned to digitize books...
Libraries in the ancient world
Casson, Lionel
Ebook
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The rule, the Bible, and the council : the library of the Benedictine Abbey at Praglia
Gisolfi, Diana.
Ebook
The Rule, the Bible, and the Council focuses on the decoration of a Benedictine library conceived and executed within a few years of the conclusion of the Council of Trent. The Abbey at Praglia, near Padua, commissioned work from Paolo Veronese and Tintoretto as well as Battista Zelotti. The authors...
The Library of Alexandria : centre of learning in the ancient world
MacLeod, Roy.
Paper Book
The Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest cultural adornments of the late ancient world. It contained thousands of scrolls of Greek, Hebrew and Mesopotamian literature, as well as art and artifacts of ancient Egypt. This book brings together a distinguished array of scholars to bring...

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