The Read Media Culture: A Comparative Analysis

“The Future of Libraries in The E-Book Age.” NPR, NPR, 4 Apr. 2011, www.npr.org/2011/04/04/135117829/the-future-of-libraries-in-the-e-book-age. Accessed 1 Mar. 2017. In this article, Lynn Neary writes of the struggle libraries are havinh in battling technology as it progresses. The uprising of e-books, has left libraries somewhat ignored; until places such as Harper Collins publishing co. put a limit on how many times an e-book can be rented. Several pros of e-books are: when it is overdue it disappears from the device without any extra charge; and if it is loaned to someone, the copy is still on your device. One fear is that libraries are becoming obsolete and eventually, publishers will no longer be making money – thus authors will make even less from their works. Eli Neiburger thinks libraries could deal straight from the source: content providers. People would be forced to go through the library and the author/artist would get more money out of that. Libraries have always been the quiet thinking place, but if they are to survive, they must make changes to accommodate the uprising of digital novels and

Davis gives the reader an overview of what is to be expected in the article including library statistics for the year from public and school libraries and methods currently being used in libraries. The author does not want to limit the research to only one type of library by separating the libraries by academic and public will show the differences in what effect eBooks have had on

As new technologies are rapidly introduced, people are able to find any information with the access of internet. This leads to people questioning the relevance of libraries and its true purpose. Public libraries cultivate the value of increased education and a social unity to advancing as a society.

“Technology” by H. Stephen Wright is a scholarly article detailing the inefficiencies of technology dealing with cataloging in libraries. In this article, Wright’s main argument surrounds the difficulty of predicting future technological breakthroughs, specifically in libraries and the music industry. He continually criticizes and undermines the power that modern technology possesses. He goes on to find fault in the durability of technology because libraries have to constantly update its collection. Granted that this article was written more than a decade ago, Wright’s criticism still presents a limited understanding of the possibilities of technological advancements.

Though many of the people around us enjoy the luxury of having access to libraries and books everyday, that is not the case for the vast majority of people around the world.

Bob Minzesheimer’s USA Today article, “E-books are changing reading habits”, favors the digital reading preference. He expresses the mobile, spatial and access efficiency of owning an e-reading or other digital reading device. His position challenges Carr’s claims concerning the rivaling public preference between print and digital. According to Minzesheimer’s sources, e-books are the preferred method of reading and e-readers are actually quite popular, especially considering accessibility. “According to the (USA Today) poll, 35% of those with reading devices say they're reading more books since they got their reading devices” (Minzesheimer, Life). The ability of having a large library tucked away in purse or briefcase is appealing to avid readers and allows them to breeze through book after book tirelessly. Minzesheimer does briefly acknowledge the existing preference of paperback books, quoting a source who explains that print reading is easier to focus on and navigate through – plus he likes the feeling of a book in his hands. Still, his article favors the digital approach to

One aspect of the library that stuck out to me instantly was the distribution of seating. The first floor of the library has a large collection of relatively comfortable bright red chairs and several tables with dividers to give people privacy. What’s interesting about this arrangement is that the first

In the 21st century, collections and services will need to meet customer's needs in a much more personalized and customized way. Collections will need to become more diverse, in terms of format, language, and access. Librarians will need to have knowledge of new formats for library materials, and plan to use their funds in purchasing materials that will meet and promote various skills. Customers will want library materials that use their critical thinking and problem solving skills, promote creativity and innovation, allow for communication and collaboration, and teach information, media and technology skills. Library materials, that are accessible 24/7, in a range of cutting edge formats, that promote and support learning and using new skill sets, will be the norm. Library services, like library materials, will need to be accessible 24/7 in a 21st Century library. Librarians will need to think about services as customer-centered and focused. Reference services in the 21st century will not be based on the librarian's knowledge and access to information, but the customer's starting point. 21st century customers are coming to librarians, not for answers to questions, but for new access points, or new skill sets. Children's and Teen services will need to incorporate skills for the 21st Century, including critical thinking, innovation, collaboration, information and technological literacy. The expectation will be that library

The first is the change in the bibliography. In the past, we must read the card catalog, due to the way of a card catalog to find generally author, title, classification (or topics). Sometimes the reader has to read large number of directories to find out several books. Today, the modern library has a computer search directory; anyone can consult the library catalog with library networked at home or in office terminal. People can check books name, author, category, theme, but also check the press, publication year, ISBN, conference name, keywords, etc. So people save a lot of time to read the card.

They say that you cannot judge a book by its cover. Increasingly in the United States, you also cannot judge a library’s value to its community by simply its books. In today’s society we observe the changes that have occurred throughout time; one of them being technology. Technology has infiltrated every aspect in our lives and it has changed the way we access and receive information, which presents major challenges and opportunities for public library systems across the world. These new technologies have changed our reading habits, but our need for public space to find information and connect with others is unlikely to change any time soon.

For the last three years, I have served as the district’s Media Director. In that time, I have diligently worked to provide students and teachers with a modern, user-friendly library. Through creative budgeting, tireless fundraising, and frugal purchasing, I have amassed more than 4,000 new titles for our library while donating a large collection of dust-laden unused books to the less fortunate in Haiti. The media center currently contains 12,518 books and processes 1,500-1,800 checkouts monthly. More than half of the monthly checkouts are fiction, especially to the middle elementary grades. Fortunately, our new building, which we moved into just a year ago, came equipped with a number of technologically advanced teaching and management tools.

By the 1890s public libraries were eliminating age restrictions and opening their doors to children. They shelved collections of children’s books in closed stacks with the adult books, or in open shelving within adult reading rooms. Eventually, children in the adult reading room created a nuisance for the adult patrons. At Denver Public Library John Cotton Dana remarked, “for the comfort of the elder reader it is certainly desirable that children not come in large numbers into the part of the library in which the public is given access to the shelves” (Kimball, 2014, p. 491). As a solution, libraries began to house their children’s collections in separate children’s room away from the adults. The term “children’s room” appears in library professional literature in 1890 (McDowell, 2014, p. 523). That same year, the first children’s room was opened in Brookline, M.A. under the supervision of the library’s janitor (Sayers, 1963, p. 9-10). In 1896, Lutie Stearns published her “Report on Reading for the Young,” a survey of children’s work in 195 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, and found that between ⅕ and ½ of the membership of responding libraries were children under sixteen, but only a handful had a separate children’s room (p. 82-85).

Books have always left a distinct impression on me. The smell of dust lurking in the pages of old books and the sweet scent of newly printed books was waiting to be opened and read. These smells accompany my very first memories of a library when I first strolled through the building. As a child, it invoked in me a sense of curiosity and intrigue. The adult section with towering shelves of books that were too high for a child to reach, the vibrant display of picture books that were easily accessible and appealing to children, and thicker books that were ten times the width of the picture books became a second home to me. However, like most adolescents, my fondness of books grew distant with time. I forgot the pleasure that books brought to me.

Libraries have long served the purpose of providing books and Internet access to those in need. However, libraries have become almost obsolete in society and do not really serve a purpose anymore. With the constant advancement of technology in the world, people no longer need to check out a book or use an old computer. Even though libraries offer many services to the public for generally no charge; libraries can no longer be justified as worth the hard-earned money of taxpayers due to the emergence of new technology, as well as the lack of funding available to maintain them.

is one that offers many flexible and convenient features allowing librarians and library users to maximize time and efficiency. The aim is to reduce the manual work of keeping the track of all the books from time to time and