1st Edition

Bridging the Gap Connecting Users to Digital Contents

Edited By Sul H. Lee Copyright 2010
144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

144 Pages
by Routledge

The amount of digital information that libraries need to manage effectively for the benefit of users is constantly increasing. This book discusses in detail how library administrators can better handle this growing abundance of information, as well as effective ways to allow library users easy access. Respected leaders in the field of librarianship explore various aspects of how librarians are... Read more

1. Introduction  Sul H. Lee  2. Bridging the Gap: Wherever you are, the Library  Carla J. Stoffle, Kim Leeder, and Gabrielle Sykes-Casavant  3. Responding to the Preservation Challenge: Portico, an Electronic Archiving Service Eileen G. Fenton  4. Assessing the Value and Impact of Digital Content  Brinley Franklin and Terry Plum  5. All Hype or Real Change: Has the Digital Revolution Changed Scholarly Communication?  Barbara McFadden Allen  6. A World Infinite and Accessible: Digital Ubiquity, the Adaptable Library, and the End of Information  Dennis Dillon  7. Social, Intellectual, and Cultural Spaces: Creating Compelling Library Environments for the Digital Age  Barbara I. Dewey  8. A Question of Access—Evolving Policies and Practices  Heather Joseph  9. Funes and the Search Engine  Frank Menchaca

Biography

Sul H. Lee is Peggy V. Helmerich Chair and professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma and Dean of University of Oklahoma Libraries. He is the editor of the Journal of Library Administration and serves regularly as consultant to library service providers, academic book vendors, publishers, and advises state and local governments on library affairs.