technology, tradition, and the quest for balance /
First Statement of Responsibility
Michael Gorman.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Chicago :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
American Library Association,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xiii, 157 pages)
CONTENTS NOTE
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The way we live now : libraries today -- Communications technology, 1875 to now -- Communications technology and libraries today -- Reading in a digital world -- The nature of the web -- Reference work in technologically advanced libraries -- Cataloguing in the twenty-first century -- Challenges of the future -- The future of libraries : a research agenda -- Information overload and stress : the ailments of modern living -- Seeking harmony and balance.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Librarians are experts at selecting, evaluating, and disseminating the best content in the most appropriate format to meet the needs of library users. And, new technologies can be invaluable tools in these efforts. Taking advantage of these technologies does not, however, change the fundamental mission of libraries everywhere. In this thought-provoking work, one of the library world's leading thinkers discusses the transformative effect communications technology has had on information delivery from past to present to future. By tracing the transformations, Gorman writes a roadmap for achieving.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Enduring library.
International Standard Book Number
0838908462
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Librarians-- Professional ethics.
Libraries-- Aims and objectives.
Libraries and society.
Libraries-- Automation.
Library science-- Forecasting.
Library science-- Technological innovations.
Bibliothécaires-- Déontologie.
Bibliothéconomie-- Innovations.
Bibliothéconomie-- Prévision.
Bibliothèques-- Automatisation.
Bibliothèques et société
Bibliothèques-- Finalités.
Bibliotecas (aspectos sociais)
Bibliotecas (automação)
Bibliotheekbeleid.
Bibliotheken.
Ética profissional.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Library & Information Science-- General.