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Building with Books and Bytes: an Examination of "One Community, One Book" Websites
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Hays, Sarah M. |
| Copyright Year | 2004 |
| Abstract | ly. The article also mentions that the Chicago program cost a “relatively modest” $40,000. Christine Watkins, who writes the “Grassroots Report” in American Libraries wrote about the phenomenon twice in 2003. One of the articles reports on the “Canada Reads” program, which functions differently than any other program in that it is a country-wide effort by the Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC), which invites five celebrities to nominate a book. The five celebrities then defend their choice on the radio and once a week, the people of Canada vote one of the selections out. The final remaining book is the book that all of Canada is encouraged to read. As an addition to this report, Watkins encourages those attending the 2003 ALA Conference in Toronto to participate in the “One Conference, One Book” program. In her other article on the subject, Watkins gives a brief overview of the phenomenon, noting that the program has “taken on shadings not always in keeping with the original design... a work of literature to be read and 8 Michalik, Candice, “One Book, One City, One Great Experience!”, Virginia Libraries (OctoberDecember 2003): 7-9. 9 Clark, Donia, “One Book Moves More Than One City”, ILA Reporter (December 2001): 6-8. 10 Watkins, Christine, “One Country, One Conference, One Book”, American Libraries 34 (March 2003): 83. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/downloads/08612s48k?locale=en |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
