BiblioTech why libraries matter more than ever in the age of Google
(Audiobook CD)
Author
Contributors
Zingarelli, Tom, narrator.
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio ;, [2015].
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Tuxedo Park Library - Adult Book on CD | 020.285 PAL | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Audiobooks on CD.
Digital preservation.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Libraries -- Forecasting.
Libraries -- Social aspects -- United States.
Libraries and community.
Libraries and electronic publishing.
Libraries and the Internet.
Library information networks.
Library users -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Digital preservation.
Librarians -- Effect of technological innovations on.
Libraries -- Forecasting.
Libraries -- Social aspects -- United States.
Libraries and community.
Libraries and electronic publishing.
Libraries and the Internet.
Library information networks.
Library users -- Effect of technological innovations on.
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Tantor Audio ;, [2015].
Format
Audiobook CD
Physical Desc
5 audio discs (approximately 6 hrs.) ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Subtitle from container.
General Note
Unabridged.
General Note
Compact discs.
General Note
In container (16 x 18 cm.)
General Note
"5 minute tracks."
Participants/Performers
Read by Tome Zingarelli.
Description
The ways in which people of all ages use and obtain information has changed drastically in recent years: e-book readership has increased, Wikipedia has largely supplanted encyclopedias and reference books, and many people now consume news and media through their smartphones, tablets, and laptops. With digital culture ascendant, it seems counterintuitive to argue that libraries, of all things, are more important than ever. But that is exactly what library expert John Palfrey does in BiblioTech, a call to arms that explains how libraries can become bulwarks against the creeping problems of our times: unequal access to education, jobs, and information. Yet the fate of the local library is by no means secure; these institutions are struggling to adapt to our rapidly modernizing world, and often rely on dwindling funding from state and local governments to do so. In order to survive, libraries will need to dramatically shift their focus from maintaining and building up their collections to serving their communities. Print and analog formats will never disappear, Palfrey assures us, but libraries must make the transition to a digital future as soon as possible -- by digitizing print material, ensuring that born-digital material (from data sets to blog posts to sound recordings) is accessible to researchers, and making all of this digital information publicly available online.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Palfrey, J., & Zingarelli, T. (2015). BiblioTech: why libraries matter more than ever in the age of Google . Tantor Audio ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Palfrey, John, 1972- and Tom, Zingarelli. 2015. BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google. Tantor Audio.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Palfrey, John, 1972- and Tom, Zingarelli. BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google Tantor Audio, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Palfrey, John, and Tom Zingarelli. BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google Tantor Audio ;, 2015.
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