Are Libraries Obsolete?: An Argument for Relevance in the Digital Age - Couverture souple

Herring, Mark Y.

 
9780786473564: Are Libraries Obsolete?: An Argument for Relevance in the Digital Age
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0786473568 ISBN 13 : 9780786473564
Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2014

Synopsis

The digital age has transformed information access in ways that few 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 author gives both sides--the web aficionados, some of them unhinged, and the traditional librarians, some blinkered--a fair hearing but misconceptions abound. Internet be-all and end-all enthusiasts are no more useful than librarians who urge fellow professionals to be all things to all people. The American Library Association, wildly democratic at its best and worst, appears schizophrenic on the issue, unhelpfully. "My effort here," says the author, "is to talk about the elephant in the room."

Are libraries obsolete? No! concludes the author (also). The book explores how libraries and librarians must and certainly can continue to be relevant, vibrant and enduring.

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À propos de l?auteur

Mark Y. Herring is the dean of library services at Winthrop University, Rock Hill, South Carolina. His work has appeared in American Libraries and Library Journal and many other publications.

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Éditeur
McFarland & Co Inc
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0786473568
ISBN 13 
9780786473564
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
268
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Personne responsable
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