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. |
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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