Book Traces: Nineteenth-Century Readers and the Future of the Library

Reference Type Book
Year of Publication
2021
Author
Author: Andrew M. Stauffer
Language
English
Number of Pages
288 pp.
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
City
Philadelphia, PA
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Region
United States
Library Type
Academic Libraries
Chronological Period
1800-1849
1850-1899
21st century
ISBN
9780812252682
Annotation

Explores the markings left by readers in library volumes. Argues for retaining unique print volumes even in an era of mass digitization. 

Contents: 

  • Images in lava: Felicia Hemans, sentiment, and annotation
  • Gardens of verse: botanical souvenirs and lyric reading
  • Time machines: poetry, memory, and the date-marked book
  • Velveteen rabbits: sentiment and the transfiguration of books
  • Postcard from the volcano: on the future of library print collections