December 2011
9 posts
Taking Care of Business →
americanlibrariesmagazine.org
Public librarians have come up with all kinds of reasons why their communities should support them. Some of these reasons are even realistic: Many people enjoy reading or listening to a good book; • Free Wi-Fi and electricity are…
Interesting… It was announced today that my library revised its policies to accommodate the active solicitation of...
The importance of organising your bookshelves →
Posted by Stephen Moss Wednesday 14 December 2011 20.00 GMT The Guardian Article history, guardian.co.uk
Is The Iliad poetry or history? Stephen Moss feels that if only he could get his library in order, then all of life’s problems would be resolved Ah, how to organise one’s bookshelves? One of life’s central questions, and well done Alexander McCa…
Clive Thompson on the Future of Printed Books →
librarystuff.net
Wired – “Will the ebook kill off the print book?” Every time I hear that question, I think about the “paperless office.” Back in the ’80s, the rise of word processors and e-mail convinced a lot of people that paper would vanish. Why print…
Wired – “Will the ebook kill off the print book?” Every time I hear that ques tion, I think about the “paper less office.” Back in...
