AuthorGorman, Michael, 1941-
TitleThe enduring library [electronic resource] : technology, tradition, and the quest for balance / Michael Gorman
Imprint Chicago : American Library Association, 2003
Connect tohttp://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=87510
Descript xiii, 157 p

CONTENT

The way we live now : libraries today -- Communications technology, 1875 to now -- Communications 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


SUBJECT

  1. Libraries and society
  2. Libraries -- Aims and objectives
  3. Libraries -- Automation
  4. Library science -- Technological innovations
  5. Library science -- Forecasting
  6. Librarians -- Professional ethics
  7. Electronic books.