Sunday, February 23, 2014

Chapter Fifty-Six: This Book Is Overdue! How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

Have you been looking for a non-fiction book about librarians and their role in our lives as the Internet and other new technology allow easy and instant access to information?  You probably haven't been looking for such a book, but if you're at all interested in librarians, books, the Internet, or free access to information, you should check out this book by Marilyn Johnson.  It weaves an interesting account of dozens of past and current librarians and trends in the worlds of librarianship, especially as the field changes and grows under the influence of the Internet and other new technologies.  I still feel like I'm making this sound far more dry than it is--although maybe it would seem dry to someone less interested in librarianship than I am.  Still, if you give it a chance, you just might enjoy it and learn a few new things.

2 comments:

  1. It sounds like a fascinating book. And I've already learned something new:
    the word "cybrarian."

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  2. There you go! It was really interesting.

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