Future libraries : dreams, madness, & reality /

Argues against the futuristic idea of virtual libraries because it is devastating to the societal mission of libraries, proposing instead a balanced, human-oriented approach to technology that complements print, community library buildings, and user-friendly librarians.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Crawford, Walt
Other Authors: Gorman, Michael, 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 1995.
Subjects:
Libraries > United States > Automation.
Libraries and electronic publishing > United States.
Forecasting.
Library Automation > trends
Library Services > trends
Libraries > trends
Forecasting
Bibliothèques et édition électronique > États-Unis.
Prévision.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Library & Information Science > General.
Libraries and electronic publishing
Libraries > Automation
Bibliotheekautomatisering.
Sociale aspecten.
United States
Information Studies
Prognoses (vorm)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Credo
  • The life of print
  • The madness of technolust
  • Electronic publishing and distribution
  • Coping with electronic information
  • Deconstructing dreams of the all-electronic future
  • Enemies of the library
  • The diversity of libraries
  • Economics of collection and access
  • Survival guide to the serials crisis
  • Future libraries: beyond the walls
  • Successful libraries make their own luck.

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