Libraries, community, and technology
By: by Andy Barnett.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-156) and index.
Table of contents: title: Three views of the public library; title: What is a public library and does it still have a social mission?; title: Librarians and their core values; title: The library considered as a helix of killer applications; title: Conflict and resolution?; title: Why I am a librarian; title: Why the library should not be re-engineered, re-imagined, or otherwise messed with; title: Using technology to stay local; title: Digitizing on a budget for public libraries; title: Why the Internet is not a replacement for the public library; title: E-books considered; title: The death of cataloging; title: How library technology bites back; title: New competencies for library trustees; title: Weeding : a core skill.