Library and Information Science


Foundations of Library and Information Science
The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science Text Series)
Sorting Things Out: Classification and Its Consequences
Management Basics for Information Professionals
Everything Is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder
Introduction to Information Science
Reference and Information Services: An Introduction (Library & Information Science Text)
The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood
Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism
Developing Library and Information Center Collections
Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper
Genreflecting: A Guide to Popular Reading Interests (Genreflecting Advisory Series)
The Library Book
The Librarian's Guide to Homelessness: An Empathy-Driven Approach to Solving Problems, Preventing Conflict, and Serving Everyone
BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google
People do not just use information that is easy to find; they even use information that they know to be of poor quality and less reliable, so long as it requires little effort to find, rather than using information they know to be of high quality and reliable, though harder to find.
Marcia Bates

Marilyn Johnson
A library is a place to go for a reality check, a bracing dose of literature, or a "true reflection of our history," whether it's a brick-and-mortar building constructed a century ago or a fanciful arrangement of computer codes. The librarian is the organizer, the animating spirit behind it, and the navigator. Her job is to create order out of the confusion of the past, even as she enables us to blast into the future. ...more
Marilyn Johnson, This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All

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