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Name: This Book Is Overdue!
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Author: Marilyn Johnson

📘 This Book Is Overdue! by Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Johnson’s *This Book Is Overdue!* offers a humorous, fact‑based survey of contemporary librarianship. Drawing on real stories from info professionals—bloggers, children's librarians, tech‑savvy missionaries, and more—the book examines how libraries embrace digital tools while preserving free speech, open access, and personal assistance. Johnson argues that, despite predictions of library demise, human expertise remains essential in navigating today’s complex information landscape.

First publish date: 2010

Genre: Technology & Computing/Computer Science

Authors: Marilyn Johnson

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