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University of Tennessee, Knoxville

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

2010

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Swan Song And Issues Unresolved., Carol Tenopir Oct 2010

Swan Song And Issues Unresolved., Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

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Abundance Of Information., Carol Tenopir May 2010

Abundance Of Information., Carol Tenopir

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Consider the impact of abundance, coupled with connections, on newspapers. The ability to deal with large amounts of digital text and graphics, reaching millions of people quickly, and the low cost of providing digital access have diminished the appeal of traditional newspapers. Readers and advertisers alike can now look to scores of alternative competitors.


E-Access Changes Everything., Carol Tenopir Jan 2010

E-Access Changes Everything., Carol Tenopir

School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works

According to several of the plenary speakers, this reconception must involve essential local services built around ever-growing collections of e-resources. Research and pizza Kevin Guthrie, president of Ithaka, believes that the digital delivery of knowledge changes everything: "books in electronic form will change our world." (Burke's company, ProQuest/Serials Solutions, produces Summon, which puts into action many of her suggestions, but her talk was not a sales pitch-she also mentioned competitors' products and did not dwell on any one in particular.) Listen to the first-years Discovery solutions, including federated search, local discovery system software (such as Primo, Enterprise, Encore, VuFind, or …