Fool's gold
Subtitle: why the Internet is no substitute for a library
By: Mark Y. Herring.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780786430826
Subjects: Computer network resources -- Evaluation; Web sites -- Evaluation; Libraries and the Internet; Libraries and electronic publishing; Libraries -- Forecasting; Library science -- Forecasting; Electronic books -- Forecasting
Description: "This work skeptically explores the notion that the internet will soon obviate any need for traditional print-based libraries, and makes a case for the library's staying power in the face of technological advancements"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Caught in the Web; title: Forget the needle : can you just tell me which haystack?; title: Weare18.com; title: Footnotes? : who needs them!; title: Google über alles; title: E-books to the rescue!; title: The paperless revolution is complete!; title: A mile wide and a mind-numbing inch deep; title: The endgame : quo vadis?