Information technology in librarianship new critical approaches /
In the last 15 years, the ground - both in terms of technological advance and in the sophistication of analyses of technology - has shifted. At the same time, librarianship as a field has adopted a more skeptical perspective; libraries are feeling market pressure to adopt and use new innovations; an...
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Westport, Conn. :
Libraries Unlimited,
2009.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | View fulltext via EzAccess MyiLibrary |
| Summary: | In the last 15 years, the ground - both in terms of technological advance and in the sophistication of analyses of technology - has shifted. At the same time, librarianship as a field has adopted a more skeptical perspective; libraries are feeling market pressure to adopt and use new innovations; and their librarians boast a greater awareness of the socio-cultural, economic, and ethical considerations of information and communications technologies. Within such a context, a fresh and critical analysis of the foundations and applications of technology in librarianship is long overdue. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vi, 297 p.) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781591587750 (electronic bk.) 1591587751 (electronic bk.) |