After Oil

Autor/in	Slone, Debra J.
Titel	After Oil
Quelle	In: Library Journal, 133 (2008) 5, S.28-31 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0363-0277
Schlagwörter	Information Sources; Internet; Fuels; Voting; Public Libraries; Librarians; United States History; Library Role; Library Services; Access to Information + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Information source; Informationsquelle; Treibstoff; Abstimmung; Public library; Stadtbücherei; Öffentliche Bibliothek; Librarian; Bibliothekar; Bibliothekarin; Bibliotheksarbeit
Abstract	Public libraries were indispensable resources for newcomers during the height of European immigration to the United States. They were havens for the poor and jobless during the Great Depression and bridges between rural and urban communities during times of major demographic change. An increase in the Spanish-speaking population has inspired increased availability of materials in Spanish. Public libraries assist children with homework and adults with literacy, distribute voter registration forms, and provide Internet access. A library in Alaska has so many travelers by water that books are often due when the patron's ship--literally--comes in. A library in Florida is the designated information center for the surrounding community in the event of a hurricane. In other words, a major crisis represents both a challenge and an opportunity to librarians in the workplace. The approaching period of rapidly declining access to oil, which James Howard Kunstler referred to as "the long emergency" in his important "Rolling Stone" article in 2005, will impact their entire culture. There are massive potential effects of this new crisis on libraries and the role of librarians. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10