Libraries and the information society in Germany : an introduction /

Libraries and the Information Society in Germany presents, for the first time, the contemporary German library system not from a library insider's view, but rather from a comprehensively societal perspective. The roles and functions of libraries are analyzed and assessed from this vantage point...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Plassmann, Engelbert (Autor), Rösch, Hermann (Autor), Seefeldt, Jürgen (Autor), Umlauf, Konrad, 1952- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Askey, Dale (Traductor), Askey, Jennifer Drake (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wiesbaden [Germany] : Harrassowitz Verlag, 2014.
Temas:
System theory.
Library science > Germany.
Information society > Germany.
Libraries > Germany.
Systems Theory
Théorie des systèmes.
Bibliothéconomie > Allemagne.
Société de l'information > Allemagne.
Bibliothèques > Allemagne.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General
Information society
Libraries
Library science
System theory
Germany
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Libraries and the Information Society in Germany presents, for the first time, the contemporary German library system not from a library insider's view, but rather from a comprehensively societal perspective. The roles and functions of libraries are analyzed and assessed from this vantage point. The authors - both researchers and practitioners - identify historical developments, describe current trends taking into account sociostructural contexts, and outline options for action. The changes that libraries and library science can embrace and have already embraced in part include, in addition to.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (373 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9783447193009
344719300X

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