The transformed library : e-books, expertise, and evolution

Author

• Woodward, Jeannette A.

Additional Author(s)

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Publisher

Chicago: American Library Association, 2013

Language

English

ISBN

9780838911648

Series

Subject(s)

• LIBRARIES AND ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING
• LIBRARIES-FORECASTING
• LIBRARIES-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
• LIBRARY SCIENCE-PHILOSOPHY
• LIBRARIES-EFFECT OF TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS ON
• LIBRARIES-AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
• LIBRARIES AND THE INTERNET
• LIBRARIES AND SOCIETY

Notes

• Index : p. 127 - 131

. . Index: p. 127-131

Abstract

Are libraries extinct? In these times of economic downturn and digital availability, what could provide libraries with a reason for being? In order to provide a vital presence on Facebook and Google+, you must provide a true sense of connection with the library's friends.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

xii, 131 p.

Dimension

23 cm.

Other Desc.

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Summary / Review / Table of Content

Gutenberg meets Kindle : the arrival of digital books -- Libraries vs. e-publishers : the search for common ground -- The age of high anxiety : threats that fuel library nightmares -- The library in cyberspace -- Will the coffee shop save us? : the library as place -- Library careers that won't go away -- Survival strategies for public libraries -- Survival strategies for academic libraries -- Survival strategies for school libraries.
Gutenberg meets Kindle : the arrival of digital books -- Libraries vs. e-publishers : the library's point of view -- The age of high anxiety : threats that fuel library nightmares -- The library in cyberspace -- Will the coffee shop save us? : the library as place -- Library careers that won't go away -- Survival strategies for public libraries -- Survival strategies for academic libraries -- Survival strategies for school libraries.

Exemplar(s)

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