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Author Woodward, Jeannette A.

Title The transformed library : e-books, expertise, and evolution / Jeannette Woodward.

Publication Info. Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013.

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 131 pages)
Physical Medium polychrome
Description text file
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Gutenberg meets Kindle : the arrival of digital books -- Libraries vs. e-publishers : the library's point of view -- The age of high anxiety : threats that fuel library nightmares -- The library in cyberspace -- Will the coffee shop save us? : the library as place -- Library careers that won't go away -- Survival strategies for public libraries -- Survival strategies for academic libraries -- Survival strategies for school libraries.
Summary Are libraries extinct? In these times of economic downturn and digital availability, what could provide libraries with a reason for being? In order to provide a vital presence on Facebook and Google+, you must provide a true sense of connection with the library's friends.
Local Note eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America
Subject Libraries -- Aims and objectives.
Libraries -- Aims and objectives.
Libraries -- Forecasting.
Libraries -- Forecasting.
Libraries.
Libraries and electronic publishing.
Libraries and electronic publishing.
Libraries -- Information technology.
Libraries -- Information technology.
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries and the Internet.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Librarians.
Library science -- Philosophy.
Library science -- Philosophy.
Libraries and society.
Libraries and society.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Woodward, Jeannette A. Transformed library. Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2013 9780838911648 (DLC) 2012023767 (OCoLC)794711878
ISBN 9780838996287 (electronic book)
0838996280 (electronic book)
9780838996294 (electronic book)
0838996299 (electronic book)
9780838911648
0838911641