The current age of digital information has brought many changes to our culture. We see clear evidence of this within the area of scholarly communication. These changes involve the significant increase in the amount of information that is available, the variety of the type of content included in scholarship, the dissemination process and the way scholars access and interact with this information. The academic library has traditionally strived to build collections, organize them for access and facilitate retrieval to support the research and teaching objectives of their students and faculty. Currently, the library is engaged in a redefining process in light of these transformations. It was thought that the dawn of digital content would provide increased and timelier access to a larger collection of scholarship and at the same time provide libraries with some economic benefit. Although the amount of scholarship that is digitally available certainly has increased, many would contend that the ability to access it has been curtailed. As for the economic advantage for libraries, that has never materialized. According to Mary Case of the Association of Research Libraries, “Electronic versions of their [publishers’] journals are produced as add-ons, at the end of the print process. As a result, those added costs are passed on to the subscriber.”1 But as scholarly research abounds and traditional avenues for dissemination and preservation have become more cost prohibitive and scholars are exploring new avenues for maximum distribution and exposure, libraries continue to search for their role in this endeavor.
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In recent years, access to the Internet has become available to Americans of all ages and cultural backgrounds. Some authority figures in academia see this as a threat to the perpetuation of printed literature. Other authorities view the Internet as an additional medium for advancing literacy. Another problem authorities face is one of definition. Some authorities want a broader definition of what constitutes literature while others insist on a standard of quality for literary works. What follows are some thoughts and opinions on these related topics and others.
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In the video, on libraries in the digital age, we see exactly what Mitchell was referencing, its a world where digital media will outlive their physical counterparts to the point where libraries will be more akin to museums than places to go to discuss works of literature and pieces. As Mitchell states there no longer needs to be a place to meet physically, when scholars can meet up
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Afifi, Tamara D., et al. "The Influence Of Divorce And Parents’ Communication Skills On Adolescents’ And Young Adults’ Stress Reactivity And Recovery." Communication Research 42.7 (2015): 1009-1042. Academic Search Complete. Web. 1 Nov. 2015. In her article written for parents Tamara, a professor who has received many awards, examined the impact of parents’ marital status on children. Children whose parents were separated or divorced have a harder time with communicating skills in comparison to a child with a healthy family. Tamara who is biased in this topic seeks to inform the public of the link between parents relationships and children. (okay)
The fourth theme that Albanese draws attention to is universalism. Universalism explains how everything around us is connected to everything else in the world. In this age of information that we live in, the world view of currency is is in whats considered the most real. Additionally, there are parts of the world that remind us of Metaphysical Spirituality, the Apple Store being one of these places. Albanese illustrates the way matter is in everywhere around us just a as metaphysical spirituality is and compares this to the way in which cells and molecules are on the same level as rocks and natures in the way they are constellations of intelligent
A library or information unit must have a dedicated plan on having an organized Collection Development Policy, represents the guideposts of all types of library institutions. Collection development is the process of planning, selecting, acquiring and evaluating the library collections’ convenience to print and electronic collection developments. Thus, it is essential to have a written collection development policy, a statement of general collection building principles with desalinating the purpose and content of a collection in terms of relevance and internal audiences (Clayton and Gorman 2007). Broadly, the international and local libraries have sketched written collection development policies which they are aware of its uses. Recently, the written policies consistently renewed with the rise of digital collections. However, the value of the written collection development plan shakes with the complexity of managing electronic resources, funding and time considerations, criticism on how it written and also its inflexibility. This essay will examine the arguments for having the advantages of the written collection development policy (CDP) and the issues evolve which against the latter.
... Gutenberg revolution and its relevance to the current mode of electronic publishing is relevant only if there are certain pre-existing conditions in the society. In conclusion one would like to point out that electronic publishing would only shape the course of history and contribute to the understanding and change of one’s environment if these publications are not mere clones of the available hard copies. The medium’s independent existence as way of providing information is the only way real change can be brought about.
Free and easy access is a means of distributing intellectual study that breaks from the traditional subscription model of academic publishing. It has the potential to greatly quicken the pace of scientific discovery, encourage innovation and develop education by reducing barrier to access. Open access moves the costs of publishing so that readers, practitioners and researchers obtain the content at minimum or free of cost. Open access incorporates a range of components such as readership, reuse, copyright, posting and machine readability. Open access benefits users, research institutions and society as a whole by providing accessibility through which everyone can read and use the free publications online, full re-use rights where Intellectual wo...
The discussion into the relevance of this question can only be fabricated based on the definitive consideration of the internet, a key digital facet that expedites the abrasion of print publications. The internet has rendered access to information very effective, easy and strategic. Gone are the days when one would walk miles to the nearest library in order to satisfy their appetite for reading. With the internet, information storage has largely been restructured and can be retrieved in various digital forms. It is therefore commonsensical to assume that many publications, previously in print form, will eventually appear in digital format as e-books. To champions of printed books, this futuristic scenario provides the basis for their arguments.
... to the Library and that have generally been underused resources. B. Greater use of the Library's Capitol Hill facilities by scholars for the kind of interdisciplinary, cross-cultural, multimedia, multilingual, and synthetic writing that is important to Congressional deliberation and national policy-making, but inadequately encouraged both by special interest groups and by advocacy-oriented think tanks; and C. Greater use by the general public through programs that stimulate interest, increase knowledge, and encourage more citizens to use the collections on-site and electronically.”The Library employees will add their position as information guides by “helping more people find appropriate materials in a swelling sea of unsorted information” and directing them to services and resources exclusive to the Library of Congress. This requires not only more growth of employees that the Library has formerly had, but also making it easier in new ways more wide-ranging and “systematic use by researchers of the distinctive materials that only the Library of Congress has.” Courses for the common public, such as displays or publications, must display the importance and value of the collections.
Literature has changed over time. “The “death of print” has been much heralded over the past decade, precipitated by the rising accessibility of devices like tablets and smartphones that have made the electronic medium cheaper and more universal (1).” Literature has evolved
However, iIn spite of the current pre-eminence of e-books, it may be argued that they are not likely to replace print books anytime soon or possibly at all. Both formats have their advantages and drawbacks, which makes for one of them difficult to replace the other. Moreover, they serve differents needs and purposes. E-books are famous for their portability. Hundreds of e-books can be stored on a single device. Thus e-books don’t take shelving space and are convenient to take on travel, while even a few paper books are bulky and quite heavy to carry around. Numerous e-books are in open access, while paper books are not routinely available free of charge. E-books may be acquired and accessed immediately online, a feature I enjoy especially and treasure most: many a time I was able to buy and read an e-book at home within minutes of learning of its existence. Needless to say, e-books are considerably easier to cite and quote than print books, since the copy-paste feature spares us the trouble of retyping the quoted text. Another important advantage of digital books is their specialized software, which makes reading much easier: search and reference tools, changeable font size and day/night mode, dictionaries. Last but not least, e-books conserv...
With the advancement of technology and the exponential increase of Internet use, professionals-academic and business-are relying on electronic resources for information, research, and data. The Internet gives an individual access to a sea of information, data, and knowledge; plus, this vast amount of information is available in a matter of seconds, rather than hours or days. The ease of access, availability, up-to-the-second timeliness, and vastness of online resources is causing many professionals, however, to forgo the use of print sources. Online resources are useful to conduct scholarly research and 'may be convenient, but they have shortcomings that make print sources necessary for submitting high-quality assignments' (Dilevko & Gottieb, 2002, ¶ 1).
Through the years works of literature have been distributed through many different means. These means usually reflect and take advantage of the latest technologies. Dominant sources of literature have changed over time. Today, instead of scouring though the local library’s card catalog, prospective readers will likely log onto Amazon to find the latest book in their favorite genre. Media technology has made communicating increasingly easier as time has passed throughout history. Everyone is now encouraged to use media tools and is expected to have a general understanding of the various technologies available. Only time will tell what the future will hold for electronic media. The present avenues may one day be looked back upon as today’s Library of Alexandria and be just another ruin in the history of literature.