Libraries In The Digital Age: Implications For Publishers
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The latest EPS Focus Report 'Libraries in the digital age: implications
for publishers' looks at how digital technologies and the internet are
affecting the way that UK and US public, academic and corporate
libraries perform their traditional roles - and what these changes
might mean for content providers serving library customers.
The report considers the evolving needs of the library user, the
changing role of the information professional and the growing
importance of understanding the researcher's workflow.
The report also includes practical insights into how the latest
technology tools are being implemented in libraries, for example:
* Social networking
* Instant Messaging (IM)
* Blogging
* Collaboration Tools (e.g. Firefox Greasemonkey Script)
Also featured are interviews with:
* Michael Gorman, Immediate Past President, American Library
Association (ALA)
* Martha A Whittaker and Peter McCracken, Serials Solutions
* Gill Crawford, Emerald
* Kathy Lemaire, School Library Association
* Dr Paul Miller, Talis
* Sarah Houghton, Librarian in Black
'Libraries in the digital age: implications for publishers' examines
both the drivers for change in today's libraries and examines the
future challenges librarians and publishers face in meeting the needs
of tomorrow's library user.
