[PDF] Books And Libraries A Lecture eBook

Author : Martha Minow
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 23,32 MB
Release : 2021
Category : LAW
ISBN : 0190948418

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"As traditional for-profit news media in the United States declines in economic viability and sheer numbers of outlets and staff, what does and what should the constitutional guarantee of freedom of the press mean? The book examines the current news ecosystem in the U.S. and chronicles historical developments in government involvement in shaping the industry. It argues that initiatives by the government and by private-sector actors are not only permitted but called for as transformations in technology, economics, and communications jeopardize the production and distribution of and trust in news and the very existence of local news reporting. It presents ten proposals for change to help preserve the free press essential to our democratic society"--

Author : Donalyn Miller
Publisher : Scholastic Professional
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 15,46 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781338310597

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Miller and Sharp provide the game-changing tools and information teachers and administrators need to dramatically increase children's access to and engagement with books.

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 43,88 MB
Release : 2010-09-14
Category : Drama
ISBN : 1429978333

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Benjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, Death in Venice, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first in twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, among others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. Alan Bennett's new play is as much about the theater as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion's spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.

Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 19,15 MB
Release : 2017-06-13
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1681194317

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When Charlie Brennan goes ice fishing on her town's frozen lake, she's hoping the fish she reels in will help pay for her dream: a fancy Irish dancing dress for her upcoming competition. But when Charlie's first catch of the day happens to be a talking fish offering her a wish in exchange for its freedom, her world quickly turns upside down, as her wishes go terribly and hilariously wrong. Just as Charlie is finally getting the hang of communicating with a magical wishing fish, a family crisis with her older sister brings reality into sharp focus. Charlie quickly learns that the real world doesn't always keep fairy-tale promises and life's toughest challenges can't be fixed by a simple wish . . . Acclaimed author Kate Messner expertly weaves fantasy into the ordinary, in an important story of self-reliance and hope that will open readers' eyes to the wonders and challenges of their world.

Author : Paula Margaret Craig
Publisher : Brighter Child
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 39,56 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Books
ISBN : 9781577686163

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Mr. Wiggle describes, in rhyming text and illustrations, the ways careless readers hurt their books.

Author : Alan Bennett
Publisher : Profile Books
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 19,89 MB
Release : 2015-12-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1847653871

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Like everything Bennett does, these stories are playful, witty and painfully observant of ordinary people's foibles. They all have brilliant twists, are immensely entertaining and highly moral. And all are modern classics. The Laying on of Hands The painfully observant account of a memorial service for a masseur to the famous. The Clothes They Stood Up In The comic tale of an elderly couple's trials after their flat is stripped completely bare. Father! Father! Burning Bright The savage satire on the family of a dying man who rules over them from his hospital bed. The Lady in the Van The true story of the eccentric old woman who is invited to live in a homeowner's front garden. She stays there, in her van, for fifteen years. The home is Alan Bennett's. It became a West End hit and a major film, starring Maggie Smith.

Author : Sandy Donovan
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 13,27 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Books
ISBN : 1404857605

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It's never dull in the library! Silly stories and lively characters teach book basics, from how a book is made to understanding the Dewey Decimal System.

Author : Neil Gaiman
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 34,44 MB
Release : 2020-06-16
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 1506715931

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Collects full graphic novels in deluxe hardcover volumes, along with bonus material from each story.

Author : Deanna Marcum
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 50,46 MB
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0691208034

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An incisive history of the controversial Google Books project and the ongoing quest for a universal digital library Libraries have long talked about providing comprehensive access to information for everyone. But when Google announced in 2004 that it planned to digitize books to make the world's knowledge accessible to all, questions were raised about the roles and responsibilities of libraries, the rights of authors and publishers, and whether a powerful corporation should be the conveyor of such a fundamental public good. Along Came Google traces the history of Google's book digitization project and its implications for us today. Deanna Marcum and Roger Schonfeld draw on in-depth interviews with those who both embraced and resisted Google's plans, from librarians and technologists to university leaders, tech executives, and the heads of leading publishing houses. They look at earlier digital initiatives to provide open access to knowledge, and describe how Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page made the case for a universal digital library and drew on their company's considerable financial resources to make it a reality. Marcum and Schonfeld examine how librarians and scholars organized a legal response to Google, and reveal the missed opportunities when a settlement with the tech giant failed. Along Came Google sheds light on the transformational effects of the Google Books project on scholarship and discusses how we can continue to think imaginatively and collaboratively about expanding the digital availability of knowledge.

Author : Judy Sierra
Publisher : Knopf Books for Young Readers
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 34,16 MB
Release : 2012-07-25
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0449810313

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OVER HALF A MILLION COPIES SOLD! Winner of the E.B. White Read Aloud Award It started the summer of 2002, when the Springfield librarian, Molly McGrew, by mistake drove her bookmobile into the zoo. In this rollicking rhymed story, Molly introduces birds and beasts to this new something called reading. She finds the perfect book for every animal—tall books for giraffes, tiny ones for crickets. “She even found waterproof books for the otter, who never went swimming without Harry Potter.” In no time at all, Molly has them “forsaking their niches, their nests, and their nooks,” going “wild, simply wild, about wonderful books.” Judy Sierra’s funny animal tale coupled with Marc Brown’s lush, fanciful paintings will have the same effect on young Homo sapiens. Altogether, it’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys!