{"product_id":"print-vs-digital-the-future-of-coexistence-9781138995284","title":"Print vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sul H. Lee\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Library \u0026amp; Information Science - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLibraries are currently confronted by the challenges of managing increasing amounts of electronic information. \u003cem\u003ePrint vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence\u003c\/em\u003e presents the expert perspectives of eight of America's leading library administrators on ways to effectively manage digital flow and offers strategies to provide a level of coexistence between digital and print information. This excellent overview explores how to best balance print and electronic resources, and explores important issues such as the selection of electronic resources, improving access to digital information for a larger user base, and effective management of a library's fiscal and personnel resources. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence\u003c\/em\u003e discusses the various challenges libraries now face from the massive influx of digital resources, including the ways that information-seeking behaviors have changed, the search for synergies between print and digital, economics of news preservation, and whether or not the end of print journals is at hand. New ideas and technological advances are explored, including the diverse ways these improvements will impact the future. This well-referenced resource includes useful tables, figures, and photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics in \u003cem\u003ePrint vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence\u003c\/em\u003e include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecooperative collection development\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ebalance of print and electronic resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eevolvement of digital resources in libraries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003echange in research libraries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003efactors influencing the selection of electronic resources\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edisseminating information about scholarly collections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimpact of digital resources on research behavior and techniques\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003edesign of digital libraries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJSTOR\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eeffects of digital information on reference collections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003etransition of print journals to digital formats \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrint vs. Digital: The Future of Coexistence\u003c\/em\u003e is a thought provoking, insightful resource on the future of libraries, invaluable for acquisitions, reference, and collection development librarians; and senior and mid-level administrators such as deans, directors, and department heads for public, special, and academic libraries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45237508833431,"sku":"9781138995284","price":4411.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138995284.webp?v=1769216778","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/print-vs-digital-the-future-of-coexistence-9781138995284","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}