Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville: “The Ever-Devilish God of Grog” by Corey Evans Thompson (review)

Coleman, Dawn

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“…The characters in these novels accessed information through a variety of means, including the use of physical resources, as in Annihilation (VanderMeer, 2015) and digital networks, such as in Rosewater (Thompson, 2018), Bitter Angels (Anderson, 2009), Leviathan Wakes (Corey, 2012), Ancillary Justice (Leckie, 2014), 2312 (Robinson, 2013) and The Old Drift (Serpell, 2020). With the exception of Annihilation , information in these novels is generally accessed at will: through fixed computer terminals, in Rosewater ; from portable hand terminals, in Leviathan Wakes ; from public information kiosks, in Ancillary Justice ; or implantable technology such as the Beads in The Old Drift , or protagonist Swan Er Hong’s implanted qube (a quantum computer based artificial general intelligence) in 2312 .…”

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Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

Duxfield¹,

Liew

2022

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the imagining of libraries and the depiction of library services in contemporary science fiction novels. Analyses of libraries in contemporary science fiction may reveal expectations of libraries and the roles they play in future societies. These may, in turn, be used by the library profession to innovate and to discover opportunities to design and improve library services that meet the expectations of library users now and in the future.Design/methodology/approachThis research applied a content analysis approach to examine references to libraries in a purposeful sample of science fiction novels published between 2009 and 2019. The sample consists of 29 novels selected from the 2010–2020 winners of the Hugo Award for Best Novel, The Nebula Award for Best Novel, the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, The Philip K Dick Award and the Arthur C Clarke Award.FindingsThis research finds that libraries are a common feature within contemporary science fiction novels, primarily as part of the background setting of the narratives. Libraries are particularly common in peri-apocalyptic novels, often as “reinvented” libraries. This research identifies considerable differences in the way libraries and information access and use are depicted and documented in science fiction worlds of plenty, compared to those of scarcity. Other key themes discussed include freedom of access to information, and the supposedly common negative stereotyping of libraries.Originality/valueExisting literature indicates anxiety about the future of libraries which the findings of this research do not support. The insights gained suggested instead, the emergence of an image of libraries as being embedded in the fabric of societies. This indicates the expectation of the place and role of libraries in contemporary societies. Libraries and their services must be adeptly placed and woven into the many facets of the societies they serve.

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Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

Duxfield¹,

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2022

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Alcohol in the Writings of Herman Melville: “The Ever-Devilish God of Grog” by Corey Evans Thompson (review)

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Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

Libraries in contemporary science fiction novels: uncertain futures or embedded in the fabric of society?

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