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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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2005
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ745795 |
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- Libraries: Standing at the Wrong Platform, Waiting for the Wrong Train? Gandel, Paul B. Libraries Information Technology Internet Innovation Media Adaptation Library Services Library Role Librarians Preservation Reference Services Information Dissemination Library Materials Libraries have taken some major hits lately, again raising questions about how or whether libraries will survive a constantly shifting information landscape. The intrusion of the Web threatens to alter libraries in ways far different from those of past technological changes. Already the Web is affecting the very core areas of library services: (1) collections; (2) preservation; and (3) reference. In this article, the author discusses three aspects of libraries that have received the most impact with the shift to digitization. These include: (1) the role of librarians; (2) the role of library as a repository for traditional print collections; and (3) the traditional functions of libraries as the community problem solver, the "reference source." The author also notes that libraries may no longer be able to adapt, incorporate new technologies, and manage to remain loyal to centuries-old practices with the emergence of the Web. (Contains 3 notes.)