tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post456819049801153707..comments2023-10-11T03:43:28.302-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Science Librarian: Some other interesting books I'd like to readJohn Dupuishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-75366086620468719052008-02-20T22:40:00.000-05:002008-02-20T22:40:00.000-05:00Thanks for the tips, Ian. I suspected that The Lo...Thanks for the tips, Ian. I suspected that The Long Tail might be a bit on the padded side, a sin a lot of business books are guilty of. Perhaps I just borrow it from the library and read it that way...<BR/><BR/>I've heard good things about the Harford book, so thanks for confirming that it's worth reading.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I guess some of those business books are actually grappling with the issues libraries face as organizations in a fluid environment.John Dupuishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09829396649299444557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3831412.post-90934965165746145502008-02-20T11:10:00.000-05:002008-02-20T11:10:00.000-05:00I would highly recommend most of Freakonomics but ...I would highly recommend most of Freakonomics but I am less bullish on The Long Tail. If you are going to read Freakonomics you should also read <A HREF="http://www.amazon.ca/Undercover-Economist-Exposing-Poor-Decent/dp/0385663390/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1203523343&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow"> The Undercover Economist</A> by Tim Harford as it is a better read though the subject matter is a little more economics. Harford also has a <A HREF="http://blogs.ft.com/undercover/" REL="nofollow">blog</A> which is quite good.<BR/><BR/>The Long Tail could be skimmed and you wouldn't miss the main points (which I mostly agree with) but many of the chapters felt repetitive even though the subject matter was often different.<BR/><BR/>Also, there's nothing wrong with reading a lot of business/popular economics. There's more overlap between many sciences and econ than most people would think -- says the science librarian whose mother was right when she said he should have been an economist...Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693018261759134453noreply@blogger.com