Dr Margaret Zeegers is President of the Australian National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia where she is the Coordinator of the English programs delivered in that School. Dr Deirdre Barron is the Director of the National Institute for Design Research at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia.

• From the agora to the scriptoria; From the scriptoria to the printery; From the printery to the bookshelves; From the bookshelves to the study; Scholars of the second millennium.

"Descriptively titled, thought provoking and easily read, this book is a gem." --The Australian Library Journal"This is a hugely valid and valuable book for librarians, publishers and those interested in critically engaging with the slippery concept of the Information Society." --Journal of Librarianship and Information Science"Provides an excellent discussion of the many elements that have shaped scholarship, research, knowledge, and libraries through the medium of the written word." --Australian Academic & Research Libraries

Dr Margaret Zeegers is President of the Australian National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia where she is the Coordinator of the English programs delivered in that School. Dr Deirdre Barron is the Director of the National Institute for Design Research at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia.

• From the agora to the scriptoria; From the scriptoria to the printery; From the printery to the bookshelves; From the bookshelves to the study; Scholars of the second millennium.

"Descriptively titled, thought provoking and easily read, this book is a gem." --The Australian Library Journal"This is a hugely valid and valuable book for librarians, publishers and those interested in critically engaging with the slippery concept of the Information Society." --Journal of Librarianship and Information Science"Provides an excellent discussion of the many elements that have shaped scholarship, research, knowledge, and libraries through the medium of the written word." --Australian Academic & Research Libraries

Dr Margaret Zeegers is President of the Australian National Section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Education at the University of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia where she is the Coordinator of the English programs delivered in that School. Dr Deirdre Barron is the Director of the National Institute for Design Research at Swinburne University of Technology, Victoria, Australia.

• From the agora to the scriptoria; From the scriptoria to the printery; From the printery to the bookshelves; From the bookshelves to the study; Scholars of the second millennium.

"Descriptively titled, thought provoking and easily read, this book is a gem." --The Australian Library Journal"This is a hugely valid and valuable book for librarians, publishers and those interested in critically engaging with the slippery concept of the Information Society." --Journal of Librarianship and Information Science"Provides an excellent discussion of the many elements that have shaped scholarship, research, knowledge, and libraries through the medium of the written word." --Australian Academic & Research Libraries