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Random Librarian Life; Copyright Princess
Jul. 2nd, 2009 08:43 pmReading and the Reference Librarian, by Juris Dilevko and Lisa Gottlieb
Dry dry dry. I read this because so many books I did like referenced it, and there were a few useful nuggets of info, but for the most part it's been surpassed. And I felt like it was either preaching to the choir (it's not exactly hard to convince me that extensive, eclectic reading is valuable) or had been proved wrong by subsequent developments.... and did I mention, DRY? I'm sure it was very useful in sparking further discussion/research, because like I said, so many later-published things I liked made reference to it.
(121/275)
About This Life, by Barry Lopez
I liked this book so much I'm already looking forward to rereading it and planning to give it as a gift. Essays by someone who I tend to consider a nature writer, although 2 of the best essays in here concern pottery and globalization (er, one topic for each essay). Highly recommended.
(122/275)
Random Family, by Adrian Nicole Leblanc
This was a really fast, compelling read. A bit on the emotionally overwhelming side, stuff just kept HAPPENING and HAPPENING to the people she writes about (and it's a little weird to read about some of the awful things that happen to little kids ... very hungry, sick, hurt, abused ... that the author either chose, for the sake of her relationships with her subjects, to ignore, or that she didn't SAY anything about trying to ameliorate). And this is one of those rare cases where I would've preferred some more explicit analysis alongside the thoroughly told story. Still, a great job of telling people's lives with lots of context - and it kind of has an oral history feel while remaining very clear to read.
(123/275)
Forever Princess, by Meg Cabot
Needed this fun fluffy fluff to catch my breath after the last one. Sometimes it's NICE when things are predictable, especially if they are also funny.
(124/275)
An Unhurried View of Copyright, by Benjamin Kaplan with contributions from friends
(I didn't link to the one I read because I can't find that one.) Useful and seminal work, published in the 60s - it was interesting to get so much background, and the contributions were much more recent and provided some interesting perspectives even when I found myself arguing out loud with them (much to my embarrassment)!
(125/275)
Dry dry dry. I read this because so many books I did like referenced it, and there were a few useful nuggets of info, but for the most part it's been surpassed. And I felt like it was either preaching to the choir (it's not exactly hard to convince me that extensive, eclectic reading is valuable) or had been proved wrong by subsequent developments.... and did I mention, DRY? I'm sure it was very useful in sparking further discussion/research, because like I said, so many later-published things I liked made reference to it.
(121/275)
About This Life, by Barry Lopez
I liked this book so much I'm already looking forward to rereading it and planning to give it as a gift. Essays by someone who I tend to consider a nature writer, although 2 of the best essays in here concern pottery and globalization (er, one topic for each essay). Highly recommended.
(122/275)
Random Family, by Adrian Nicole Leblanc
This was a really fast, compelling read. A bit on the emotionally overwhelming side, stuff just kept HAPPENING and HAPPENING to the people she writes about (and it's a little weird to read about some of the awful things that happen to little kids ... very hungry, sick, hurt, abused ... that the author either chose, for the sake of her relationships with her subjects, to ignore, or that she didn't SAY anything about trying to ameliorate). And this is one of those rare cases where I would've preferred some more explicit analysis alongside the thoroughly told story. Still, a great job of telling people's lives with lots of context - and it kind of has an oral history feel while remaining very clear to read.
(123/275)
Forever Princess, by Meg Cabot
Needed this fun fluffy fluff to catch my breath after the last one. Sometimes it's NICE when things are predictable, especially if they are also funny.
(124/275)
An Unhurried View of Copyright, by Benjamin Kaplan with contributions from friends
(I didn't link to the one I read because I can't find that one.) Useful and seminal work, published in the 60s - it was interesting to get so much background, and the contributions were much more recent and provided some interesting perspectives even when I found myself arguing out loud with them (much to my embarrassment)!
(125/275)
