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Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age / Mark Y. Herring.
- Title
- Are libraries obsolete? : an argument for relevance in the digital age / Mark Y. Herring.
- Author
- Herring, Mark Y., 1952-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 258 pages; 23 cm
- 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"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- 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 über 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.
- ISBN
- 9780786473564 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786473568 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- ^^2013050517
- OCLC
- 866922352
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library