Title: The case for books
Subtitle: past, present, future
Description: "In The Case for Books, Robert Darnton offers an in-depth examination of the book from its earliest beginnings to its shifting role today in popular culture, commerce, and the academy. In a lasting collection drawn from previously published and new work alike, Robert Darnton lends unique authority to the life and role of the book in society. The resulting book is a wise work of scholarship - one that requires readers to carefully consider how the digital revolution will broadly affect the marketplace of ideas."--Jacket.
Subjects: Forecasting, Technological innovations, Digitization, Social aspects, Scholarly electronic publishing, Library materials, Books and reading, Books, Research libraries, Google Library Project, Communication in learning and scholarship, History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Reference, General Works, Publishing, Zukunft, Buch, Leesgewoonten, Elektronisch publiceren, Toekomstverwachtingen, Boekwezen