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

By:

Herring, Mark Y, 1952-

Material type:

9780786473564 (softcover : acidfree paper)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

020.285/4678 23

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 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.

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"--

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	Hard Covered Materials	MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Open shelf				Z674.75.I58 H47 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Available			38490

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"--

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