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Author:
Darnton, Robert.
Title:
The case for books : past, present, and future / Robert Darnton.
Publisher:
PublicAffairs,
Copyright Date:
2010, c2009
Description:
xxx, 219 p. ; 21 cm.
Subject:
Books--Social aspects.
Books--History.
Books and reading.
Communication in learning and scholarship--Technological innovations.
Research libraries--Forecasting.
Scholarly electronic publishing.
Library materials--Digitization.
Google Library Project.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index. "With a new chapter on Google and the digital future"--Cover.
Contents:
Google and the new digital future -- Google and the future of books -- The information landscape -- The future of libraries -- Lost and found in cyberspace -- E-books and old books -- Gutenberg-e -- Open access -- A paean to paper -- The importance of being bibliographical -- The mysteries of reading -- What is the history of books?
ISBN:
1586488260
9781586488260
158648902X
9781586489021 (pbk.)
LCCN:
2010283902
Locations:
CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)
IAOX771 -- State Library of Iowa (Des Moines)

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