01981cam a2200325 i 4500 29987 29987 17989164 20181129181410.0 140106s2014 ncu b 001 0 eng 2013050517 9780786473564 (softcover : acidfree paper) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 020.285/4678 23 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 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. "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"-- Libraries and the Internet. Libraries Forecasting. Library science Forecasting. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BOOKS Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 0 0 lcc 0 0 MUC MUC GEN 2018-11-29 Donation (EYS) 0 Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 38490 2018-11-29 00:00:00 2018-11-29 BOOKS