00000cmm a22000003a 4500 UP-99796217611709150 Buklod 20150807112120.0 m o j ta 150807s2014 xx d u 9781476615912 (electronic bk.) 1476615918 (electronic bk.) 9781306347150 (electronic bk.) 1306347157 (electronic bk.) (iLib)UPD-00247607157 DLS eng Herring, Mark Y.,1952- Are libraries obsolete? an argument for relevance in the digital age Mark Y. Herring. Jefferson, North Carolina McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers [2014] ebook Includes bibliographical references and index Everything is still not on the Internet -- Searching the Web -- Quality control, or lack thereof -- Rotting from within? -- En masse : mass digitization -- Copyright -- Ebooks über alles? -- Depth and ubiquity -- Reading and literacy -- Privacy -- Piracy -- You are here -- Are libraries obsolete after all? : two scenarios -- Epilogue: reviving the spirit of Andrew Carnegie "The digital age has transformed information access in ways that no one ever dreamed. But the afterclap of our digital wonders has left libraries reeling as they are no longer the chief contender in information delivery. The book explores how libraries and librarians must face the future if they are to continue to be relevant, vibrant, and enduring"--Provided by publisher Libraries and the Internet. Libraries Forecasting. Library science Forecasting. Electronic books. Kindle 1-4 FO UPD DLS Electronic Resource