Libraries and digital communication: Collision or convergence?

Michael Gorman's fear of a new Dark Age of Electronic Tyranny is overstated, and the response of libraries to the technological revolution has not been as timid as Harris and Hannah suggest. Both commentators are criticized for engaging in a rather sterile debate. The real issues revolve around...

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Published in:The Journal of academic librarianship 1996, Vol.22 (1), p.11-13
Main Author: Young, Arthur P.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Information technology
Libraries
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Summary:Michael Gorman's fear of a new Dark Age of Electronic Tyranny is overstated, and the response of libraries to the technological revolution has not been as timid as Harris and Hannah suggest. Both commentators are criticized for engaging in a rather sterile debate. The real issues revolve around the convergence of paradigm-level changes in science, management, and global electronic information systems.
ISSN:0099-1333
1879-1999
DOI:10.1016/S0099-1333(96)90029-4