Texas: Founder of Bexar BiblioTech All-Digital Public Library Publishes Book (Video Interview)
Judge Nelson W. Wolff, the person responsible for making Bexar BiblioTech (first all-digital public library in the U.S.) happen has self-published an ebook (available on Amazon.com) about the “evolution” of the library.
From WOAI-TV/NewsChannel San Antonio:
Bexar BiblioTech: The Evolution of the Country’s First All-Digital Library is look at the last two decades of libraries in San Antonio, from the building of the 240,000 square foot Main Library downtown [while serving as Mayor of San Antonio] to the new Bibliotech on San Antonio’s south side. It’s available on Amazon for $2.99. Proceeds go to the Hidalgo Foundation, founded by Wolff’s wife, Tracy in 2001. The non-profit organization supports various historical, literary and educational projects around Bexar County.
Here’s a brief interview with Wolff about the book.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com. Gary is also the co-founder of infoDJ an innovation research consultancy supporting corporate product and business model teams with just-in-time fact and insight finding.
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