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Author:

Herring, Mark Youngblood, 1952- 179115

Title:

Fool's gold : why the Internet is no substitute for a library / Mark Y. Herring.

Publisher:

McFarland,

Copyright Date:

c2007

Description:

vii, 191 p. ; 26 cm.

Subject:

Computer network resources--Evaluation.
Web sites--Evaluation.
Libraries and the Internet.
Libraries and electronic publishing.
Libraries--Forecasting.
Library science--Forecasting.
Electronic books--Forecasting.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-187) and index.

Contents:

Caught in the Web -- Forget the needle. Can you just tell me which haystack? -- Weare18.com -- Footnotes? who needs them! -- Google über alles -- E-books to the rescue! -- The paperless revolution is complete! -- A mile wide and a mind-numbing inch deep -- The endgame : quo vadis?

Summary:

"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.

ISBN:

0786430826 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780786430826 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)123119572

LCCN:

2007013548

Locations:

IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)