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The enduring library : technology, tradition, and the quest for balance /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gorman, Michael, 1941-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.
Subjects:
Libraries and society.
Libraries > Aims and objectives.
Libraries > Automation.
Library science > Technological innovations.
Library science > Forecasting.
Librarians > Professional ethics.
Table of Contents:
  • The way we live now : libraries today
  • Communications technology, 1875 to now
  • Communication technology and libraries today
  • Reading in a digital world
  • The nature of the Web
  • Reference work in technologically advanced libraries
  • Cataloguing in the twenty-first century
  • Challenges of the future
  • The future of libraries : a research agenda
  • Information overload and stress : the ailments of modern living
  • Seeking harmony and balance.