{"product_id":"readers-reading-and-librarians-9781138984592","title":"Readers, Reading, and Librarians","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Linda S Katz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Books \u0026amp; Reading\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis vital book reaffirms librarians'enthusiasm for books and readers in the midst of the evolution of libraries-from reading centers to information centers where librarians are now Web masters, information scientists, and media experts. Readers, Reading, and Librarians explores the future of the book as a medium. With nearly two hundred open-ended interviews with readers who read for pleasure, this book looks at how and why they choose or reject certain books.Readers, Reading, and Librarians examines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e reasons for the current decline in pleasure reading \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the need for librarians to sponsor book groups \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the current focus on \"electronic wonders\" \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e balancing the missions of acting as an advisory service for readers and maintaining your library's technological services \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e and much more! \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45241395740823,"sku":"9781138984592","price":3384.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138984592.webp?v=1769228597","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/readers-reading-and-librarians-9781138984592","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}