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

Author/creator Herring, Mark Y., 1952-
Format Book
PublicationJefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Descriptionviii, 258 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries--Forecasting.
Library science--Forecasting.

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.
Abstract "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"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 246-253) and index.
LanguageText in English.
LCCN 2013050517
ISBN9780786473564 (softcover : acid-free paper)
ISBN0786473568 (softcover : acid-free paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks Z674.75 .I58 H47 2014 ✔ Available Place Hold