Digital Dilemmas and Solutions

By Peter Limb

Today, all librarians face daunting challenges posed by trends in technology, publishing, and education as the impact of a globalising information economy forces a rethink of both library strategic directions and everyday library operations. This book brings together the main issues and dilemmas facing libraries; the book clearly shows how to deal with them, and provides a best-practice guide to the solutions.

• Provides analysis of recent trends and relevant and viable solutions to problems facing all librarians
• Written by a highly knowledgeable and well-respected practitioner in the field
• Draws on the author’s international and practical experience in libraries and experience of leading-edge developments in the field

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Release date: Feb 28, 2004
• ISBN: 9781780630649

Peter Limb

Dr Peter Limb, based at Michigan State University Libraries, is a widely known and published author and frequent presenter at international conferences. Dr Limb is also involved in a number of internationally-based library and digitisation projects.

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