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An insight into key issues makes this book essential reading
THIS book ‘builds the case that partnering for preservation in the digital world is both necessary and mutually benefi cial’. It achieves this by giving a space for subject experts in various fi elds to give their perspective on the preservation needs of their sector and highlight- ing how they can collab- orate with information professionals. This is one of the key strengths of this publication. With this perspective informa- tion professionals will be more aware of the needs of their target audience. The format is easy to follow; the ten chapters are divided into three sec- tions: Part 1 memory, privacy and transparency, Part 2 the physical world: objects, art and architecture and Part 3 data and programming. This makes the book easy to read and use whether you decide to read it from cover to cover or prefer to dip in and out of it.
This book will be of interest to all information professionals not just those working in pres- ervation roles. Furthermore, chapters one, two and fi ve will be of interest to the general public as the issues discussed (Web inheritance, the right to be forgotten and smart technologies in the home) are issues now faced by everyone. These issues have also been the subject of many news articles, documentaries and fi ctional TV shows. Chapter four grapples with the challenge of link rot in legal publications, this is an issue faced by everyone in
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Lots of suggestions and ideas on how to re-invent the book club
THERE are many thriving book clubs around, but some fail to fl ourish. The aim of this book is to pro- vide inspiration for refresh- ing an existing book club or starting a new one. The authors canvassed library professionals and other book club organisers in the USA to gather information about the clubs they were running – 250 book clubs responded and 71 were selected to appear in this book as thought provoking examples of successful book clubs.
Kramer-Smith, Jeanne (ed). Partners for Preservation: advancing digital preservation through cross-community collaboration. London: Facet Publish- ing, 2019. 224 pp. ISBN 978 1 7833 0347 2. £69.95.
the research community as the percentage of web-based citations in publications will increase over time as more content is published online only. Not everything published on the web can be archived but the web archive commu- nity have been trying to fi nd solutions to this issue. Like all edited collections they are lim- ited on the number of subjects they can discuss and there are many other digital preservation issues that the community are grappling with.
This book gives a good insight into some of key issues and should be essential reading for all information professionals as well as students entering the profession.
Helena Byrne London
We are presented with a variety of book clubs for people who share an interest such as knitting, walking with dogs, hiking and survival, running or opera. There are book clubs focusing on diff erent types of books including graphic novels, picture books, short books, large print or audio books. It is not uncommon for book clubs to unite people in diff erent life situations such as homeless- ness, new motherhood or even daily ferry commuting. Then there are somewhat unusual book clubs – a cemetery book club meeting in graveyards and reading death related books or a silent book club involving sitting together in silence and reading diff erent books.
Some book clubs stand out because of their names such as Donuts and Death (horror books and fried confectionery), Steamy Reads (erotic fi ction), The Feast (cookbooks) or Super Popular Unbelievable Book Club (activity book club for children).
March 2020
Ostman, Sarah and Saba, Stephanie. Book Club Reboot: 71 creative twists. Chicago: ALA Editions, 2019. 144 pp. ISBN 978 1 8389 1856 2. $49.99.
My personal favourite has to be Talk Dewey to Me Book Club whose members read one book per month, in Dewey order, from each subject category. The book clubs emerge as a kaleidoscope of formats and ideas challenging the traditional understanding of a book club. There is no one tried and tested model and no template but this book is an excellent source of suggestions for reinventing any book club.
Margaret I. Katny London
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