Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow's Libraries.

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Main Author: Crawford, Walt
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Language:en
Published: 1999
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contents Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow's Libraries. Crawford, Walt Change Futures (of Society) Information Policy Information Technology Library Administration Library Development Library Materials Library Networks Library Role Library Services Technological Advancement User Needs (Information) Challenging popular prognostications and asserting that the complex mix of technologies projects suggests no clear path to the future, this book offers an alternative model to a simplistic digital future. The book is divided into four main parts. Chapters in the first part, "Being Analog," consider the need to get over the digital utopia, recognizing that ever-shifting complex combinations of digital and analog collections must replace the dreams of digital futures. Part 2, "Libraries and Librarians," focuses on libraries of the future as complex places providing complex services, illustrates that the strength in libraries lies in their diversity, and discusses the importance of continuing library education in this age of constant change. Part 3, "Resources and Users," highlights the need to stay in contact with users as decisions are made about new media. The fourth part, "Creating Tomorrow's Libraries," discusses cataloging, partnerships between libraries and the community and among the community of libraries, and new library roles. (Contains a bibliography and an index.) (AEF)
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spellingShingle Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow's Libraries.
Crawford, Walt
Change
Futures (of Society)
Information Policy
Information Technology
Library Administration
Library Development
Library Materials
Library Networks
Library Role
Library Services
Technological Advancement
User Needs (Information)
Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow's Libraries. Crawford, Walt Change Futures (of Society) Information Policy Information Technology Library Administration Library Development Library Materials Library Networks Library Role Library Services Technological Advancement User Needs (Information) Challenging popular prognostications and asserting that the complex mix of technologies projects suggests no clear path to the future, this book offers an alternative model to a simplistic digital future. The book is divided into four main parts. Chapters in the first part, "Being Analog," consider the need to get over the digital utopia, recognizing that ever-shifting complex combinations of digital and analog collections must replace the dreams of digital futures. Part 2, "Libraries and Librarians," focuses on libraries of the future as complex places providing complex services, illustrates that the strength in libraries lies in their diversity, and discusses the importance of continuing library education in this age of constant change. Part 3, "Resources and Users," highlights the need to stay in contact with users as decisions are made about new media. The fourth part, "Creating Tomorrow's Libraries," discusses cataloging, partnerships between libraries and the community and among the community of libraries, and new library roles. (Contains a bibliography and an index.) (AEF)
title Being Analog: Creating Tomorrow's Libraries.
topic Change
Futures (of Society)
Information Policy
Information Technology
Library Administration
Library Development
Library Materials
Library Networks
Library Role
Library Services
Technological Advancement
User Needs (Information)
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