K. A. Manley, Books, Borrowers, and Shareholders: Scottish Circulating and Subscription Libraries before 1825, A Survey and Listing (Edinburgh: Edinburgh Bibliographical Society, 2012. Pp. xii+240. ISBN 9780957335905, £35.00).

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-296
Author(s):  
Vivienne S. Dunstan
Author(s):  
Rick Anderson

What do we mean when we say “libraries”? Obviously, there are many different kinds of libraries with a variety of missions: Public libraries, corporate libraries, hospital libraries, subscription libraries, school libraries, and academic libraries all exist to do subtly but significantly different things. Since this...


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