This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us AllThose who predicted the death of libraries forgot to consider that in the automated maze of contemporary life, none of us--neither the experts nor the hopelessly baffled--can get along without human help. And not just any help--we need librarians, who won't charge us by the question or roll their eyes, no matter what we ask. Who are they? What do they know? And how quickly can they save us from being buried by the digital age? This book is a romp through the ranks of information professionals and a revelation for readers burned out on the clichés and stereotyping of librarians. Here are bloggers, radicals and visionaries who fuse the tools of the digital age with their love for the written word and the enduring values of free speech, open access, and scout-badge-quality assistance to anyone in need.--From publisher description. |
From inside the book
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Page xi
... New York Public Library as they hurtle at warp speed into the digital age . . . the reference librarian who helps techno - stressed writers . . . the keeper of the treasures in a crumbling kingdom of scholarship . . . the digital guru ...
... New York Public Library as they hurtle at warp speed into the digital age . . . the reference librarian who helps techno - stressed writers . . . the keeper of the treasures in a crumbling kingdom of scholarship . . . the digital guru ...
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... New York Public Library system, is cooking up all sorts of digital projects, and at the same time addressing the needs of those who seem overwhelmed by technology. These include, perhaps surprisingly, artists and writers, whose works ...
... New York Public Library system, is cooking up all sorts of digital projects, and at the same time addressing the needs of those who seem overwhelmed by technology. These include, perhaps surprisingly, artists and writers, whose works ...
Page 14
... New York Public Library—Research,” as WorldCat called the majestic library at Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue. I could follow the digital breadcrumbs and track copies of the book through all five boroughs of New York City, moving ...
... New York Public Library—Research,” as WorldCat called the majestic library at Forty-second Street and Fifth Avenue. I could follow the digital breadcrumbs and track copies of the book through all five boroughs of New York City, moving ...
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... New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue was typical ; there had been wifi in the periodicals room for years , but not in the reading rooms . No announcement had to be made when it was introduced there in 2007 ; within hours , everyone ...
... New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue was typical ; there had been wifi in the periodicals room for years , but not in the reading rooms . No announcement had to be made when it was introduced there in 2007 ; within hours , everyone ...
Contents
The Blog People | 49 |
Big Brother and the Holdout Company | 67 |
How to Change the World | 87 |
To the Ramparts | 105 |
Librarians to the barricades Anarchist librarians leave the building | 118 |
Wizards of Odd | 133 |
Gotham City | 171 |
Whats Worth Saving? | 213 |
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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All Marilyn Johnson Limited preview - 2010 |
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All Marilyn Johnson No preview available - 2011 |
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