BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs, and information.In BiblioTech, educator and technology expert John Palfrey argues that anyone...
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Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs, and information.In BiblioTech, educator and technology expert John Palfrey argues that anyone seeking to participate in the 21st century needs to understand how to find and u
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ISBN:
9781494584726
Publisher: BasicBooks
Edition language: English
I initially found out about this book when John Palfrey gave an engaging and dynamic talk at the Kansas City Public Library in 2015. Thankfully the Library streamed it on YouTube, otherwise I would have missed it entirely.What he has to say is important. I think most people who grew up with librarie...
John Palfrey, former dean of the Harvard Law School Library and among the founders of the Digital Public Library of America, writes some very compelling and interesting material here about the continued importance and need for libraries in our fast-changing digital world. While not a trained librari...
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