Palfrey, John G. BiblioTech : why libraries matter more than ever in the age of Google

Folger bibliographic ID: 352072
Folger holdings ID: 500702

"Libraries today are more important than ever. More than just book repositories, libraries can become bulwarks against some of the most crucial challenges of our age: unequal access to education, jobs, and information.In BiblioTech, educator and technology expert John Palfrey argues that anyone seeking to participate in the 21st century needs to understand how to find and use the vast stores of information available online. And libraries, which play a crucial role in making these skills and information available, are at risk. In order to survive our rapidly modernizing world and dwindling govergovernment funding, libraries must make the transition to a digital future as soon as possible by digitizing print material and ensuring that born-digital material is publicly available online."--Ebook Library

General notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-270) and index

Contents

Introduction -- Crisis : a perfect storm -- Customers : how we use libraries -- Spaces : the connection between the virtual and the physical -- Platforms : what cloud computing means for libraries -- Hacking : how to build the future -- Networks : the human network of librarians -- Preservation : collaboration, not competition, to preserve culture -- Education : libraries and connected learners -- Law : why copyright and privacy matter so much -- Conclusion : what's at stake

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Extended title: BiblioTech : why libraries matter more than ever in the age of Google / John Palfrey

Libraries and the Internet Libraries Library information networks Libraries and electronic publishing Library users Librarians Digital preservation LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Library & Information Science / General United States Essays Nonfiction

author: Palfrey, John G. (John Gorham), 1972-