The ultimate digital library
Subtitle: where the new information players meet
By: Andrew K. Pace.
Publisher: American Library Association
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
Subjects: Libraries -- Automation.; Electronic information resources.; Online information services industry.; Libraries and electronic publishing.; Libraries -- Marketing.; Digital libraries.
Description: Pace presents some unique views and provides practical changes on how libraries can stay competitive in the new digital arena and starts the dialogue that can lead to lasting change.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-160) and index.
Table of contents: title: Strange bedfellows : libraries and their vendors; title: Sizing up the dot-com competition; title: Business challenges to library practices; title: Business models for digital library services; title: Sheep in wolves' clothing : working inside and outside the library; title: Libraries are not all business; title: First principles : patron privacy, anonymity, and confidentiality; title: Radical notions and conclusions.