Impact of Digital Technology on Library Collections and Resource Sharing

ISBN-13: 9780789019097 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 138 str.

Sul H. Lee

Opis

This essential book examines how digital formats are changing libraries today. With chapters from leading academic deans and directors, directors of national organizations of library professionals, and book/serials vendors, this book explores digital books and what they mean to libraries; digital resources and copyrights; digital technology; cooperation between libraries; how digital technology can facilitate on-campus research partnerships; and the extent to which academic libraries are embracing electronic publications.

Spis treści

• Introduction
• Whose Good Old Days Are These? A Dozen Predictions for the Digital Age
• What Do Digital Books Mean for Libraries?
• Taming Disruptive Technologies, or How to Remain Relevant in the Digital Age
• Going “Electronic Only”: Early Experiences and Issues
• Songs of the Dodo: Information Extinctions, Innovation, and Ecosystem Change
• Special Collections Libraries in the Digital Age: A Scholarly Perspective
• The Emerging Digital Library: A New Collaborative Opportunity on the Academic Campus
• Copyright and Intellectual Property Legislation and Related Activities: New Challenges for Libraries
• Index
• Reference Notes Included

O autorze

Sul H. Lee