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Bibliotech
- Author
- John Palfrey
- Narrator
- Tom Zingarelli
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 25 June 2015
- Run Time
- 5 hours 45 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 government 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.
Not all of these changes will be easy for libraries to implement. But as Palfrey boldly argues, these modifications are vital if we hope to save libraries and, through them, the American democratic ideal.
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- Author
- John Palfrey
- Narrator
- Tom Zingarelli
- Duration
- 5 hours 45 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 June 2015
- ISBN
- 9781494584726
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Language: reference and general, Technology: general issues, IT, Internet and electronic resources in libraries, Library and information services
Synopsis
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 government 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.Not all of these changes will be easy for libraries to implement. But as Palfrey boldly argues, these modifications are vital if we hope to save libraries and, through them, the American democratic ideal.
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