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The Beginnings of Libraries

Chapter 1: THE BEGINNINGS OF LIBRARIES
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A scholarly survey traces how human societies recorded and organized knowledge, moving from mnemonic and pictorial systems through varied primitive repositories to more structured collections. It defines the library, outlines methods for investigating origins, and considers legendary and early cultural record forms such as quipus, message sticks, wampum, and pictorial chronicles. Chapters analyze the evolution of record-keeping, typologies and contents of primitive libraries, administrative practices, and the role of memory and material objects as repositories. The work finishes by examining the emergence of formal library education and research and includes bibliographic guidance for further study.

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Title: The Beginnings of Libraries

Author: Ernest Cushing Richardson

Release date: September 2, 2015 [eBook #49849]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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THE BEGINNINGS OF LIBRARIES

A Collection of Quipus
American Museum of Natural History, N. Y.
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THE
Beginnings of Libraries
BY
Ernest Cushing Richardson
LIBRARIAN OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton University Press
Princeton
London: Humphrey Milford
Oxford University Press
1914

Copyright, 1914, by
Ernest Cushing Richardson
PUBLISHED FEBRUARY, 1914