This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

Johnson, Marilyn

ISBN 10: 0061431613 / ISBN 13: 9780061431616

Editore: Harper Perennial, 2011

Codice articolo 0061431613-3-24374825

Riassunto:

Buried in info? Cross-eyed over technology? From the bottom of a pile of paper, disks, books, e-books, and scattered thumb drives comes a cry of hope: Make way for the librarians—they can help!

Those who predicted the death of libraries forgot to consider that, in the automated maze of contemporary life, none of us—expert and hopelessly baffled alike—can get along without human help. And not just any help: we need librarians, the only ones who can save us from being buried by the digital age. This Book Is Overdue! is a romp through the ranks of information professionals—from the blunt and obscenely funny bloggers to the quiet, law-abiding librarians gagged by the FBI. These are the pragmatic idealists 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.

Informazioni sull?autore:

Marilyn Johnson is a former editor and writer for Life, Esquire, and Outside magazines, and lives with her husband, Rob Fleder, in New York's Hudson Valley.

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Titolo: This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and ...
Casa editrice: Harper Perennial
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good