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Swan Song And Issues Unresolved., Carol Tenopir
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
Abundance Of Information., Carol Tenopir
School of Information Sciences -- Faculty Publications and Other Works
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
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 …