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

English · Paperback / Softback

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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.

About the author

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.

Product details

Authors Marilyn Johnson
Publisher Harper Perennial USA
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 25.01.2011
 
EAN 9780061431616
ISBN 978-0-06-143161-6
No. of pages 304
Dimensions 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
Subjects Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics
Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system

HISTORY: Social History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: General, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, LIBRARY SCIENCE: GENERAL, EDUCATION: Professional Development, COMPUTERS: Computer Science, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Research

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