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020			_a9781591587767
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245	0	0	_aPublic libraries and the Internet :roles, perspectives, and implications
260			_aSanta Barbara _bLibraries Unlimited _c2011
300			_aviii,295p. _bill.
520			_aPublic Libraries and the Internet: Roles, Perspectives, and Implications explores the impact of the Internet and the expansion of the networked environment on U.S. public libraries through more than a dozen essays written by leading scholars and administrators. Notwithstanding the far-reaching changes wrought by the Internet, this is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive exploration of the subject over time and across areas of practice. This wide-ranging volume, edited by the authors of several national studies tracking the use and involvement of public libraries with the Internet since 1994, offers both description and assessment. It discusses the ways in which the roles and services of public libraries have changed as a result of the Internet and offers a perspective on the meaning and impact of these changes. Perhaps most critically, it also suggests possible futures and opportunities as public libraries continue to evolve in this networked environment.
650		0	_aLibraries and the Internet
650		0	_aInternet access for library users
650		0	_aPublic libraries
700	1		_aBertot, John Carlo,Ed.
700	1		_aJaeger, Paul T,Ed.
700	1		_aMcClure, Charles R,Ed.
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