Fool's gold : why the Internet is no substitute for a library / Mark Y. Herring.
By: Herring, Mark Youngblood.
Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2007Description: vii, 191 p. ; 26 cm.ISBN: 9780786430826 (pbk.); 0786430826 (pbk.).Subject(s): Computer network resources -- Evaluation | Web sites -- Evaluation | Libraries and the Internet | Libraries and electronic publishing | Libraries -- Forecasting | Library science -- Forecasting | Electronic books -- ForecastingDDC classification: 025.04Item type | Current location | Shelf location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode |
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Teaching Resource | Taylor's Library-TU |
Floor 3, Shelf 2 , Side 1, TierNo 5, BayNo 4 |
025.04 HER (Browse shelf) | 1 | Available | GENxx,GENxx,03,GR | 5000086681 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 167-187) and index.
Caught in the Web -- Forget the needle. Can you just tell me which haystack? -- Weare18.com -- Footnotes? who needs them! -- Google über alles -- E-books to the rescue! -- The paperless revolution is complete! -- A mile wide and a mind-numbing inch deep -- The endgame : quo vadis?
"This work skeptically explores the notion that the internet will soon obviate any need for traditional print-based libraries, and makes a case for the library's staying power in the face of technological advancements"--Provided by publisher.