Magic and hypersystems : constructing the information-sharing library / by Harold Billings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Billings, Harold, 1931-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Library science--Technological innovations.

Library science.

Library information networks.

Library cooperation.

Information technology.

Collection development (Libraries).

Research libraries--Automation.

Research libraries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : American Library Assoc, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taking a penetrating look at the history of information systems, from the past to the present and future, veteran librarian and digital network expert Harold Billings discusses the impact of the information revolution on libraries and information hubs worldwide. Tracing the seminal origins of the Web to the new, borderless access to information, Magic and Hypersystems is a powerful meditation on how libraries can not only fit into the digital information flow but also capitalize on their role in it. Billings connects the dots from sixteenth century knowledge organization—based on ''magic,'' im

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; 8; 9; 10; 11; 12; INDEX;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8389-9960-3

OCLC:

476044291