Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age /
Herring, Mark Y., 1952-
Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age / Mark Y. Herring. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014] - viii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index.
Everything is still not on the Internet -- Searching the Web -- Quality control, or lack thereof -- Rotting from within? -- En masse : mass digitization -- Copyright -- Ebooks u·ber alles? -- Depth and ubiquity -- Reading and literacy -- Privacy -- Piracy -- You are here -- Are libraries obsolete after all? : two scenarios -- Epilogue: reviving the spirit of Andrew Carnegie
"The digital age has transformed information access in ways that no one ever dreamed. But the afterclap of our digital wonders has left libraries reeling as they are no longer the chief contender in information delivery. The book explores how libraries and librarians must face the future if they are to continue to be relevant, vibrant, and enduring"--.
9780786473564 (softcover : acid-free paper) 9780786473564
2013050517
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries--Forecasting
Library science--Forecasting
Library & information sciences / Museology
Z674.75.I58 / H47 2014
020.2854678 HER
Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age / Mark Y. Herring. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014] - viii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index.
Everything is still not on the Internet -- Searching the Web -- Quality control, or lack thereof -- Rotting from within? -- En masse : mass digitization -- Copyright -- Ebooks u·ber alles? -- Depth and ubiquity -- Reading and literacy -- Privacy -- Piracy -- You are here -- Are libraries obsolete after all? : two scenarios -- Epilogue: reviving the spirit of Andrew Carnegie
"The digital age has transformed information access in ways that no one ever dreamed. But the afterclap of our digital wonders has left libraries reeling as they are no longer the chief contender in information delivery. The book explores how libraries and librarians must face the future if they are to continue to be relevant, vibrant, and enduring"--.
9780786473564 (softcover : acid-free paper) 9780786473564
2013050517
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries--Forecasting
Library science--Forecasting
Library & information sciences / Museology
Z674.75.I58 / H47 2014
020.2854678 HER