Libraries at webscale
Subtitle: a discussion document
By: OCLC
Publisher: OCLC Online Computer Library Center
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Dublin, Ohio
Language: eng
Number of pages: 68
ISBN-13: 9781556534386
Subjects: Library information networks; Library cooperation; Management; Information technology; Web services
Description: Presents the environmental forces currently reshaping the information landscape, defines how organizations operate at "webscale", and takes a closer look specifically at how the challenges and opportunities of operating in a worldwide connected information environment impact libraries, and how operating at webscale can increase efficiencies and impact for both local and global communities. Also addresses the increased importance of collaboration to achieve these results.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 67).
Table of contents: title: Introduction : our world now scales; title: Our web wide world; title: The case for webscale; title: Libraries operating at webscale; title: Big collaboration; title: Appendix A : world views; title: Appendix B : People consulted.