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

Herring, Mark Y.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786473568 ISBN 13: 9780786473564

Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc., 2014

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"vital"--Library Journal; "in a book that is both alarmingly provocative and maddeningly candid in its appraisal of libraries and their place in an increasingly digital world, Mark Herring asks questions that few librarians are honest enough to ask...an even-handed and comprehensive evaluation...a first-rate book that takes on some really tough questions...his clear-headed sense and insightful analysis of the current library malaise, the manifold challenges facing librarians, and his articulation in particular of the specter of a potentially all-digital world are superb, and I suspect without peer. Persuasive, engagingly-written, and provocative...outstanding. It may well prove one of the best library and information science books of the year"--Against the Grain; "Herring presents this well-referenced work as an updated and on-going debate on the relevance or obsolescence of libraries in the digital age...highly recommended. It will promote honest and thoughtful debate on this important issue facing all libraries in the ever-advancing digital age"--The Australian Library Journal.

Reseña del editor:

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. The book explores how libraries and librarians must and certainly can continue to be relevant, vibrant and enduring.

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• Verlag: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0786473568
• ISBN 13: 9780786473564
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 268