This is the second book I've read about the library field, and it was a pretty good book. Marilyn Johnson's current release is Lives In Ruins ; it's about the field of archaeology and those who work in the field. I'd read a review of Lives In Ruins, and I thought it sounded interesting, and through the course of investigating that book, I found This Book Is Overdue . Incidentally, at the beginning of this book Johnson explains how research for a previous book about obituaries lead her to write about librarians. Based on how I much enjoyed this book, I will definitely check out some of her other books. Johnson sheds light on the field of library science by examining the many diverse, sometimes eccentric, personalities who work in the profession. And while I could relate to some of the incidents recounted in the book, there were some that, thankfully ( very thankfully), I could not relate. Johnson covers one New York library system's bumpy online...
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