an argument for relevance in the digital age Herring, Mark Y. 1952- creator text bibliography ncu Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers ©2014 2014 monographic eng

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viii, 258 pages ; 23 cm "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"-- 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. Mark Y. Herring. Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index. Libraries and the Internet Libraries Forecasting Library science Forecasting Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 020.285/4678 9780786473564 (softcover : acidfree paper) 2013050517 DLC 140106 20181129181410.0 17989164 eng