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Is the deluge of rhetoric concerning the misnomered information "superhighway" that is so prevalent these days a prophetic example of its chaotic future? If so, Birdsall, university librarian at Nova Scotia's Dalhousie University, has given us a welcome rest stop from which to contemplate what has been happening in this electronic world as it relates to the library profession. His book reviews the myth-making processes of the electronic library and examines the myth's implications for librarianship. Birdsall first offers a historical look at the 19th-century myth of the library as place; he then examines the myth of the electronic library as it has evolved in our postindustrial society. He reminds us that the electronic library is not just a technical issue; it has far-reaching social implications. He raises several important questions, including what happens to socialization processes and democracy, and what does it mean if the electronic library is "almost exclusively" considered to serve the researcher/scholar? What role do librarians take in this transformation? (Birdsall favors the "therapeutic" role.) While many books on electronic information have been written, libraries ten
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- Author
- Birdsall, William F.
- Publisher
- Greenwood Press
- Published
- 1994
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780313292101
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Computer Science, Reference, Social Science
- Rating
- 5 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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