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A Brief History of the Future of Libraries: An Annotated Bibliography
As we enter a new millennium, librarianship and other information professions are swept up in a period of rapid, almost frantic, change. But while there is widespread recognition that libraries in the future will be vastly different from what we know today, precisely how this change will occur is and always has been a matter of considerable speculation. To this end, Gregg Sapp has analyzed library-based predictions made between 1978, the year F.W. Lancaster published Toward Paperless Information Systems , and 1999;and compared them with seminal works published since 1876, the publication of the first issue of American Library Journal . Includes [between 500 and 700] annotated entries.
336 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 2002
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Gregg Sapp
22 books22 followersNEWS FIT to PRINT:
FORTHCOMING: "Hinky Memorial Dinky Day," the next installment in the "Holidazed" series.
The Latest: "Mother Fracking Earth Day," Book seven in the "Holidazed" series
Follow my humor essays on Medium: https://muddyum.net/something-went-wr...
I've published a new short story, "Buzzard Day," in the lit journal Instant Noodles. Homage to Hinkley, Ohio. https://instantnoodleslitmag.com/buzz...
Check out my interview on Robb Grindstaff's blog, "A Writers Block" https://robbgrindstaff.substack.com/p...
Stories recently published include:
"Knock Knock," Creative Colloquy, https://www.creativecolloquy.com/the-...
"Pray" Muleskinner Magazine, https://www.muleskinnerjournal.com/pray
"The Spud," Darkhouses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction, no. 4, May 2022: 87-109
My short story, "Clean Enough to Eat Off," which was published in the Summer 2021 issue of 96Logic, was nominated for the annual Pushcart Prize for the Best in Indie Lit. Cool.
By popular demand (?!?), I am placing the entirety my published creative writing on Medium. As I add to the catalog, I'll also include excerpts, new original material, unpublished stuff, works in progress, and other odds and ends. The first story is "Fu Manchu, Foo Man Choo, Man Chew Food," which originally appeared in Zodiac Review, spring 2012. Go to https://sappgregg.medium.com/
"Murder by Valentine Candy," Book Four of the "Holidazed" series -- Evolved, February 2021
Hey, everybody. My short piece, "Blue Yodel," was published in the latest issue of Bear Creek Gazette. lhttps://www.welcometobearcreek.com/bl...
Published in 2020:
"Upside Down Independence Day." Book Three of the "Holidazed" series. -- Evolved Publishing, available in both print and e-book.
The neighboring small towns, Coon Creek and Golden Springs, Ohio, start their own little war, and may never be the same after the coming Fourth of July celebration.
NOW AVAILABLE:
"The Christmas Donut Revolution" and "Halloween from the Other Side," books one and two in the "Holidazed" series of satires, each set around a different holiday. https://evolvedpub.com/team-member/au...
"Fresh News Straight from Heaven." www.evolvedpub.com/FNSFH. Named one of the Best Ohio Books of 2018 by the Akron Beacon Journal.
"Johnny Appleseed told many a tale about his life and times. He would've liked this book..." Howard Means, author "Johnny Appleseed."
A native of Columbus, Ohio, I've crafted a peripatetic career as a librarian, editor, college teacher, and academic administrator. In my career in higher education, I have authored some 60 academic articles, four monographs, 300-some reviews, and served as editor of five professional journals.
I have master degrees in library science from the University of Washington and adult education from Montana State University. Among my jobs were positions at Idaho State University, University of Miami (FL), University at Albany (SUNY), and the Evergreen State College in Washington.
Back in the 1980's and 90's, I wrote some poems and short stories that appeared in various small literary arts journals (does anybody remember The Redneck Review of Literature?). For my 50th birthday present to myself, I decided to resume creative writing.
Hence, I was thrilled when my first novel, Dollarapalooza -- or -- The Day Peace Broke Out in Columbus, was published by Switchgrass Books of Northern Illinois University Press in May, 2011. Since then, happily, I've published several short stories, some poetry, and humor in journals such as Marathon Review, Zodiac Review, Waypoints, Semaphore, Imaginaire, and been a frequent contributor to Midwestern Gothic.
My second novel, Fresh News Straight from Heaven, is based upon the true mythology of the American folk hero, John
FORTHCOMING: "Hinky Memorial Dinky Day," the next installment in the "Holidazed" series.
The Latest: "Mother Fracking Earth Day," Book seven in the "Holidazed" series
Follow my humor essays on Medium: https://muddyum.net/something-went-wr...
I've published a new short story, "Buzzard Day," in the lit journal Instant Noodles. Homage to Hinkley, Ohio. https://instantnoodleslitmag.com/buzz...
Check out my interview on Robb Grindstaff's blog, "A Writers Block" https://robbgrindstaff.substack.com/p...
Stories recently published include:
"Knock Knock," Creative Colloquy, https://www.creativecolloquy.com/the-...
"Pray" Muleskinner Magazine, https://www.muleskinnerjournal.com/pray
"The Spud," Darkhouses: The Magazine of Weird Fiction, no. 4, May 2022: 87-109
My short story, "Clean Enough to Eat Off," which was published in the Summer 2021 issue of 96Logic, was nominated for the annual Pushcart Prize for the Best in Indie Lit. Cool.
By popular demand (?!?), I am placing the entirety my published creative writing on Medium. As I add to the catalog, I'll also include excerpts, new original material, unpublished stuff, works in progress, and other odds and ends. The first story is "Fu Manchu, Foo Man Choo, Man Chew Food," which originally appeared in Zodiac Review, spring 2012. Go to https://sappgregg.medium.com/
"Murder by Valentine Candy," Book Four of the "Holidazed" series -- Evolved, February 2021
Hey, everybody. My short piece, "Blue Yodel," was published in the latest issue of Bear Creek Gazette. lhttps://www.welcometobearcreek.com/bl...
Published in 2020:
"Upside Down Independence Day." Book Three of the "Holidazed" series. -- Evolved Publishing, available in both print and e-book.
The neighboring small towns, Coon Creek and Golden Springs, Ohio, start their own little war, and may never be the same after the coming Fourth of July celebration.
NOW AVAILABLE:
"The Christmas Donut Revolution" and "Halloween from the Other Side," books one and two in the "Holidazed" series of satires, each set around a different holiday. https://evolvedpub.com/team-member/au...
"Fresh News Straight from Heaven." www.evolvedpub.com/FNSFH. Named one of the Best Ohio Books of 2018 by the Akron Beacon Journal.
"Johnny Appleseed told many a tale about his life and times. He would've liked this book..." Howard Means, author "Johnny Appleseed."
A native of Columbus, Ohio, I've crafted a peripatetic career as a librarian, editor, college teacher, and academic administrator. In my career in higher education, I have authored some 60 academic articles, four monographs, 300-some reviews, and served as editor of five professional journals.
I have master degrees in library science from the University of Washington and adult education from Montana State University. Among my jobs were positions at Idaho State University, University of Miami (FL), University at Albany (SUNY), and the Evergreen State College in Washington.
Back in the 1980's and 90's, I wrote some poems and short stories that appeared in various small literary arts journals (does anybody remember The Redneck Review of Literature?). For my 50th birthday present to myself, I decided to resume creative writing.
Hence, I was thrilled when my first novel, Dollarapalooza -- or -- The Day Peace Broke Out in Columbus, was published by Switchgrass Books of Northern Illinois University Press in May, 2011. Since then, happily, I've published several short stories, some poetry, and humor in journals such as Marathon Review, Zodiac Review, Waypoints, Semaphore, Imaginaire, and been a frequent contributor to Midwestern Gothic.
My second novel, Fresh News Straight from Heaven, is based upon the true mythology of the American folk hero, John
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June 18, 2007
This book is an annotated bibliography, and has a unique subject: it refers to books and articles in which people have made a prediction about the future of libraries. Although it technically "begins" with Lancaster's 1978 *Toward Paperless Information Systems*, it also contains some very interesting references to works going back to the 1930's. For example, in 1936, Ethel Fair made some recommendations to librarians, such as an "electric eye" which "might, without stretching the imagination, be used to record books as they are borrowed or returned, matchin gsymbol with symbol." Imagine!
This is a very comprehensive collection of works and spans a wide variety of topics in library science. A must have for anyone interested in the history of the future of libraries!
This is a very comprehensive collection of works and spans a wide variety of topics in library science. A must have for anyone interested in the history of the future of libraries!
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