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Author Gorman, Michael, 1941-

Title The enduring library : technology, tradition, and the quest for balance / Michael Gorman.

Imprint Chicago : American Library Association, 2003.

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Descript 1 online resource (xiii, 157 pages)
Contents 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.
Summary Librarians are experts at selecting, evaluating, and disseminating the best content in the most appropriate format to meet the needs of library users. And, new technologies can be invaluable tools in these efforts. Taking advantage of these technologies does not, however, change the fundamental mission of libraries everywhere. In this thought-provoking work, one of the library world's leading thinkers discusses the transformative effect communications technology has had on information delivery from past to present to future. By tracing the transformations, Gorman writes a roadmap for achieving.
Note English.
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Subject Libraries and society.
Libraries -- Aims and objectives.
Libraries -- Automation.
Library science -- Technological innovations.
Library science -- Forecasting.
Librarians -- Professional ethics.
Library Automation
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Librarians -- Professional ethics. (OCoLC)fst00997322
Libraries -- Aims and objectives. (OCoLC)fst00997344
Libraries and society. (OCoLC)fst00997566
Libraries -- Automation. (OCoLC)fst00997347
Library science -- Forecasting. (OCoLC)fst00997938
Library science -- Technological innovations. (OCoLC)fst00997978
Bibliotheken.
Bibliotheekbeleid.
Technische vernieuwing.
Bibliotecas (aspectos sociais)
Bibliotecas (automac⁺ʹa⁺ёo)
E⁺ѓtica profissional.
ISBN 0838998747 (electronic bk.)
9780838998748 (electronic bk.)
0838999638
9780838999639
0838908462 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780838908464 (pbk. ; alk. paper)