Gorman, Michael, 1941-

The enduring library technology, tradition, and the quest for balance / [electronic resource] : Michael Gorman. - Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 2003. - 1 online resource

The way we live now : libraries today -- Communications technology, 1875 to now -- Communications technology and libraries today -- Reading in a digital world -- The nature of the web -- Reference work in technologically advanced libraries -- Cataloguing in the twenty-first century -- Challenges of the future -- The future of libraries : a research agenda -- Information overload and stress : the ailments of modern living -- Seeking harmony and balance.

9780838908464 9780838998748 (electronic bk.)


Libraries and society.
Libraries--Aims and objectives.
Libraries--Automation.
Library science--Technological innovations.
Library science--Forecasting.
Librarians--Professional ethics.

Z716.4 / .G665 2003