Vanessa Ramirez

English IV: College Prep, 7th period

Scheffler

29 March 2018

Annotated Bibliography

Shank, J., J.S. (2014, June 27). "What is the Role of Libraries in the Age of E-Books and

Digital Information?" Retrieved May 1, 2012.

This article is about how libraries need to advance. When people think about reading now

in days they usually download the book onto a device (Like an E-book). Although that seems a

lot easier than going to the library research shows that hispanics and people who make less than

30 thousand a year will not have an E-Book. To summarize it the reading is saying how libraries

are still extremely important and need to advance to devices to allow others to read and keep

updated.

Lee, R., R.L. (2014, June 27). Libraries Transformed: Research on the Changing Role of

Libraries. (P., Ed.). Retrieved October 23, 2012.

This source is a chart showing the percentages of teenagers 16 and over who have

read both e-books and printed books in the last 12 months and also library users. While

books beat E-books on reading with children and when people share a book with others,

more people are reading E-books because of their selection, while traveling, and how fast

it is to retrieve a book.

T. (2016, May 12). The End of The Library (S. M. G, Ed.). Retrieved October 13, 2013.

Calendar of Events [Photograph]. (2014). Illinois public library, Illinois In O. (Author).

Vanessa Ramirez

English IV: College Prep, 7th period

Scheffler

29 March 2018
This source is giving the exact schedule from the library in Illinois. By looking at the

calendar it looks like they are busy not just by checking out books, but by reading to

children and teens, visits by nursing homes, and films. I think this is a great visual

because it shows what all this library does for the community.

G, S. M., & T. (2013, October 13). The End of The Library. Retrieved May 12, 2016.

This article from the publisher of technology industry news is writing about their opinion

of the importance of libraries. They share personal stories to support his stance. He

says that technology is certainly taking the spotlight away from their work.

Kranich, Nancy. American Democracy Project Blog [Web log interview]. (2014, January

4). Retrieved June 27, 2014.

This source is an interview with the president of the ALA. Throughout the interview it

seems like she wants to keep the libraries within the far future. She shares some history on to

why they were developed and their motivations. One of the things she also states about libraries

were that they are great for communities by bringing people together.

T. (n.d.). Libraries perverse through cumulative, ongoing funding cuts (p. 1, Issue brief).

This source is a report throughout the funding of libraries. Throughout the years the

amount of funds they are receiving are decreasing more and more. I think this is

showing us the importance of libraries to even their own states.