Libraries, community, and technology /

Libraries, community, and technology / by Andy Barnett.

Una colección de quince ensayos que exploran una variedad de temas relacionados con bibliotecas públicas y su misión social, bibliotecarios y sus valores principales, el concepto de la aplicación asesina cuando esto pertenece a la profesión de bibliotecario, equilibrando reclamaciones competiti...

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Main Author: Barnett, Andy, 1954-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2002]
Subjects:
Libraries and community.
Libraries > Automation.
Public libraries > Automation.
Libraries > Aims and objectives.
Public libraries > Aims and objectives.
Library science > Social aspects.
Library science > Technological innovations.
Table of Contents:
  • Three views of the public library
  • What is a public library and does it still have a social mission?
  • Librarians and their core values
  • The library considered as a helix of killer applications
  • Conflict and resolution?
  • Why I am a librarian
  • Why the library should not be re-engineered, re-imagined, or otherwise messed with
  • Using technology to stay local
  • Digitizing on a budget for public libraries
  • Why the Internet is not a replacement for the public library
  • E-books considered
  • The death of cataloging
  • How library technology bites back
  • New competencies for library trustees
  • Weeding : a core skill.

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