Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age / Mark Y. Herring.

By:

Herring, Mark Y, 1952-

Contributor(s):

Herring, Mark Youngblood

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]Description: viii, 258 pages ; 23 cmISBN:

9780786473564 (softcover : acid-free paper)
9780786473564

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

020.2854678 HER

LOC classification:

Z674.75.I58 H47 2014

Contents:

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

Summary: "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"--.

Holdings ( 1 )
Title notes ( 3 )

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Long Loan	TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending	020.2854678 HER (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		222852

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index.

"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"--.