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A number of people, including politicians, techies, and even librarians themselves, are convinced that if libraries are not obsolete now, it is only a matter of time until they are, thanks to the Internet. Many others, though, are optimistic about the future of libraries and their continuing role in shaping a community's cultural life. Libraries have changed but important things about them have not. This book is a collection of 15 essays written by the author. All of the essays consider the relationships between libraries, the communities they serve, and the technology that has become such a significant part of them.

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9780786413799

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provocative...for your own well-being and that of your library, read this book!--<i>Library Journal</i>; highly readable and accessible...consistently thought-provoking and compelling...valuable --<i>Booklist</i>; a worthy acquisition...Barnett's essays would be ideal for generating a library discussion group amongst colleagues --<i>Against the Grain</i>; [the author] writes in a fluent, easy style.... There is wit and commonsense in this book, which will be read with profit by public librarians and others concerned with where the profession is heading --<i>The Australian Library Journal.</i>

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Andy Barnett is the director of McMillan Memorial Library in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin.

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