Monday, March 7, 2011

What are you doing this summer?

Sometimes we come across a book that deals with such an important topic that we, as librarians and teachers, think we should read it, but hesitate to take on the daunting task. James Gleick's new book The Information sounds like just such a book. Mr. Gleick writes about the basic matter of all libraries and educational institutions--information. How it developed over time, how it was disseminated in times past, and how it is produced and used today. Some of this may sound too heavy when we consider that we deal with such basic information as books on baby animals and trips to the zoo for three-year-olds.But gathering information is a human trait that starts in infancy and the says in which information is structured and passed on to others is fundamental to any society. We won't give up reading the children's books that brighten the collections of libraries and delight both children and adults, but sometimes when we have a block of time (summer is coming) we might want to take a look at this basic approach to our most important product.

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