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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31605103 Title: Future libraries : dreams, madness & reality Author: Walt Crawford; Michael Gorman Publisher: Chicago : American Library Association, 1995. ISBN/ISSN: 0838906478 9780838906477 OCLC:31605103

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Future libraries : dreams, madness & reality

Author:	Walt Crawford; Michael Gorman
Publisher:	Chicago : American Library Association, 1995.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	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.
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Subjects	Libraries -- United States -- Automation. Libraries and electronic publishing -- United States. Bibliothèques -- États-Unis -- Automatisation. View all subjects
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Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Walt Crawford; Michael Gorman Find more information about:
ISBN:	0838906478 9780838906477
OCLC Number:	31605103
Description:	vii, 198 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:	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.
Responsibility:	Walt Crawford & Michael Gorman.

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This text aims to show that in place of futuristic dreaming and madness, libraries can embrace advanced technologies while retaining their role as service-oriented repositories of all formats of Read more...

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