Future libraries : dreams, madness & reality
Argues against the futuristic idea of virtual libraries because it is devastating to the societal mission of libraries, proposing instead a balanced, human-oriented approach to technology that complements print, community library buildings, and user-friendly librarians
vii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780838906477, 0838906478
31605103
Credo
The life of print
The madness of technolust
Electronic publishing and distribution
Coping with electronic information
Deconstructing dreams of the all-electronic future
Enemies of the library
The diversity of libraries
Economics of collection and access
Survival guide to the serials crisis
Future libraries: beyond the walls
Successful libraries make their own luck