Readers, Reading, and Librarians
1st Edition
Published on 30. September 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-1-138-98459-2 (ISBN)
Description
This vital book reaffirms librarians'enthusiasm for books and readers in the midst of the evolution of libraries-from reading centers to information centers where librarians are now Web masters, information scientists, and media experts. Readers, Reading, and Librarians explores the future of the book as a medium. With nearly two hundred open-ended interviews with readers who read for pleasure, this book looks at how and why they choose or reject certain books.Readers, Reading, and Librarians examines:
reasons for the current decline in pleasure reading
the need for librarians to sponsor book groups
the current focus on "electronic wonders"
balancing the missions of acting as an advisory service for readers and maintaining your library's technological services
and much more!
reasons for the current decline in pleasure reading
the need for librarians to sponsor book groups
the current focus on "electronic wonders"
balancing the missions of acting as an advisory service for readers and maintaining your library's technological services
and much more!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 212 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
290 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-98459-2 (9781138984592)
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Bill Katz
Readers, Reading, and Librarians
E-Book
02/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
€49.99
Available for download
Bill Katz
Readers, Reading, and Librarians
E-Book
02/2021
1st Edition
Routledge
€49.99
Available for download
Bill Katz
Readers, Reading, and Librarians
Book
10/2000
1st Edition
Routledge
€200.89
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Content
Introduction: Remembrance of Things Past--and Future
Reading, Books, and Librarians
Making Choices: What Readers Say About Choosing Books to Read for Pleasure
The Book's Remarkable Longevity in the Face of New Communications Technologies--Past, Present, and Future
Some Speculation on the Future of the Book
The Meaning of Reading: Fiction and Public Libraries
Books Are for Use? Keeping the Faith in Reading
A Librarian's Thoughts on Reading
Readers' Advisory
From Reading Words to Reading the World: Readers' Advisory for Adult Literacy Students
Reading the Future of the Public Library
Reaching Library Patrons with Special Services and Materials
Flow: The Benefits of Pleasure Reading and Tapping Readers' Interests
Children and Reading
Clues from Conversations: An Overview of Research in Children's Response to Literature
"The Heart's Field": Landscapes of Children's Literature
Librarians in Fiction
From Cosmo and Alec to the Tallest Man in the World: Some Fictional Librarians and Their Patrons
Best Books and the Canon
Best Books and Readers
A Prevalence of Lists
Index
Reference Notes Included
Reading, Books, and Librarians
Making Choices: What Readers Say About Choosing Books to Read for Pleasure
The Book's Remarkable Longevity in the Face of New Communications Technologies--Past, Present, and Future
Some Speculation on the Future of the Book
The Meaning of Reading: Fiction and Public Libraries
Books Are for Use? Keeping the Faith in Reading
A Librarian's Thoughts on Reading
Readers' Advisory
From Reading Words to Reading the World: Readers' Advisory for Adult Literacy Students
Reading the Future of the Public Library
Reaching Library Patrons with Special Services and Materials
Flow: The Benefits of Pleasure Reading and Tapping Readers' Interests
Children and Reading
Clues from Conversations: An Overview of Research in Children's Response to Literature
"The Heart's Field": Landscapes of Children's Literature
Librarians in Fiction
From Cosmo and Alec to the Tallest Man in the World: Some Fictional Librarians and Their Patrons
Best Books and the Canon
Best Books and Readers
A Prevalence of Lists
Index
Reference Notes Included