Molz, Redmond Kathleen, 1928-
Civic space/cyberspace : the American public library in the information age / Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain. - 1 PDF (xii, 259 pages).
Includes bibliographical references.
Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
In Civic Space/Cyberspace Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain assess the current condition and direction of the American public library. They consider the challenges and opportunities presented by new electronic technologies, changing public policy, fiscal realities, and cultural trends. They draw on site visits and interviews conducted across the country; extensive reading of reports, surveys, and other documents; and their long-standing interest in the library's place in the social and civic structure. The book uniquely combines a scholarly, humanistic, and historical approach to public libraries with a clear-eyed look at their problems and prospects, including their role in the emerging national information infrastructure.
Mode of access: World Wide Web
9780262280105
Public libraries--United States.
Libraries--Special collections--Computer network resources.--United States
Electronic books.
Z731 / .M639 1999eb
027.473
Civic space/cyberspace : the American public library in the information age / Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain. - 1 PDF (xii, 259 pages).
Includes bibliographical references.
Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
In Civic Space/Cyberspace Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain assess the current condition and direction of the American public library. They consider the challenges and opportunities presented by new electronic technologies, changing public policy, fiscal realities, and cultural trends. They draw on site visits and interviews conducted across the country; extensive reading of reports, surveys, and other documents; and their long-standing interest in the library's place in the social and civic structure. The book uniquely combines a scholarly, humanistic, and historical approach to public libraries with a clear-eyed look at their problems and prospects, including their role in the emerging national information infrastructure.
Mode of access: World Wide Web
9780262280105
Public libraries--United States.
Libraries--Special collections--Computer network resources.--United States
Electronic books.
Z731 / .M639 1999eb
027.473