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Author:
Darnton, Robert.
Title:
The case for books : past, present, and future / Robert Darnton.
Publisher:
PublicAffairs,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
xvi, 218 p. : port. ; 22 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.
Zukunft.
Buch.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.
Contents:
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?
Summary:
"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."--BOOK JACKET.
ISBN:
1586488260 (alk. paper)
9781586488260 (alk. paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)401147025
LCCN:
2009034693
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)
PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)
DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)
XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)
PRAX771 -- Cowles Library (Des Moines)
N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)
AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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