Description: "Authored by an experienced librarian, digital resource manager, and professor in the field of library science, this book explores the wide-reaching impact of second-generation web technologies on library organization and services--and how library staff must respond"--
Brief description: Karl Bridges is Associate Professor, Reference Librarian/Bibliographic Instructor and Coordinator of Electronic Resources, Bailey/Howe Library, Department of Information and Instruction, University of Vermont, Burlington.
Review Quotes:
"This book could be a useful reference for academic library administrators to employ in crafting collection, privacy and hiring policies for their institutions." --Journal of Electronic Resources in Medical Libraries
"Offering concrete information on how librarians will need to respond to these rapid changes, the title first shares an overview of the history of libraries and the Internet. What follows is an easy-to-read investigation of the impact of second-generation web technologies on library organization and services." --Library Media Connection