The link below is to an article that takes a look at 25 examples of floating bookshelves.
For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/2018/06/25/floating-bookshelves/
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Category Archives: Library
Curating the Home Library
The link below is to an article that takes a look at curating the home library.
For more visit:
https://www.readitforward.com/authors/ultimate-home-library/
The Purpose of Libraries
The link below is to an article that considers the purpose of libraries.
For more visit:
https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/libraries-symposium/
Creative Ways to Display Books
OK, I’m more of a conventional, traditional bibliophile in the way that I store and display books. I use the bookcase/bookshelves approach – others like to be a bit more ‘showy’ in their approach. I prefer my books to be useful, to be like my tools – not mere dust catchers. The link below is to an article that looks at 5 ways to creatively display books, which isn’t really my cup of tea (which I don’t drink – so much for traditional then), but could be someone else’s I guess.
For more visit:
https://bookriot.com/2018/04/20/ways-to-display-your-books/
What Does a Librarian Do?
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the question, ‘what does a librarian do.’ Hint – the answer is not, ‘not very much.’
For more visit:
https://lithub.com/what-exactly-does-a-librarian-do-everything/
Acquiring Books for the World’s Libraries
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the history of book acquisition for the world’s libraries throughout history.
For more visit:
https://lithub.com/acquiring-books-for-the-greatest-libraries-in-the-world/
Essays On Air: Why libraries can and must change
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Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation
In the age of the globalisation of everything – and the privatisation of everything else – libraries can and must change. In fact, it’s already underway, as new technologies take books and libraries to places that are, as yet, unimaginable.
That’s what we’re unpacking today on Essays On Air, where we bring you fascinating long form essays in audio form.
Today, Camilla Nelson, Associate Professor of Writing at the University of Notre Dame, reads her essay, titled Why libraries can and must change.
Nelson takes us from the ancient Library of Alexandria to the New York Public Library and explores the problems that arise when books are excluded, destroyed, censored and forgotten. And, indeed, when libraries are decimated.
Join us as we read to you here at Essays On Air, a podcast from The Conversation.
Find us and subscribe in Apple Podcasts, in Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Additional audio
Snow by David Szesztay
Big chain by daveincamas
Traffic noise in the street by jcgd2
Automatic door by Kyodon
Kids Birthday Party Crowd by jakobthiesen
Cardboard burning by Rare Mess Recordings
Plunger-pop by Quistard
environment 1st floor by mariiao2
Moderate waves on the edge of a river by Duophonic
breaking objects by deleted_user_3667256
Vacuum cleaner, by InspectorJ
Morning docks by nathanaellentz
Tearing paper by ScreamStudio
Best Bernard Black Moments, Black Books by Channel 4
Robo Hobo by The Freeharmonic Orchestra
This episode was edited by Jenni Henderson. Illustration by Marcella Cheng.
Sunanda Creagh, Head of Digital Storytelling, The Conversation
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
Libraries in the Era of Fake News
The link below is to an article that takes a look at the relevance of libraries in the era of fake news.
For more visit:
https://entropymag.org/funding-libraries-is-the-way-to-beat-fake-news/
Book Categories: A Better System?
The link below is to an article that looks at categorising books.
For more visit:
http://lithub.com/theres-got-to-be-a-better-way-to-categorize-the-books-we-love/
