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Why Libraries Persist: Hermits, Clouds, Confucius, Bubbles, and Hortense Foglesong.
- Source :
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Journal of Library Administration . Jan2011, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p18-36. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article is a look at hermits, cowgirls, pioneer librarians, information habits, and how networks are changing the information supply chain. The Internet operating as a ruthlessly effective supply chain direct from the cloud to the individual poses a fundamental risk to libraries. Libraries have to adapt, as they have successfully done in the past, or follow the well-documented pathway to institutional failure. Adaptation is difficult and requires a reexamination of core values and the processes by which those values are implemented, including questioning the concept of what constitutes research, information, and customer service. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01930826
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Library Administration
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 57225163
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2011.531639