Pressestimmen
"This is an excellent primer for the technically bewildered. ...The book is an undoubted success in its own terms and is well worth spending time on..." -
Library Review
Kurzbeschreibung
Wikis, podcasts, mashups...Does everyone seem to know what they mean, except you? Or are you reasonably well informed but wondering what challenge to take on next? Following on the success of her "Technology for the Rest of Us", the author has assembled some of the most forward looking thinkers in the library world to describe the next generation of online tools. Each contributor introduces his or favourite technology, outlines its use and discusses its potential in today's library environment.
Synopsis
Wikis, podcasts, mashups...Does everyone seem to know what they mean, except you? Or are you reasonably well informed but wondering what challenge to take on next? Following on the success of her "Technology for the Rest of Us", the author has assembled some of the most forward looking thinkers in the library world to describe the next generation of online tools. Each contributor introduces his or favourite technology, outlines its use and discusses its potential in today's library environment.
Über den Autor
Nancy Courtney is Head of Information Services for Ohio State University Libraries. She coordinated the seminar "Technology for the Rest of Us: What Every Librarian Should Understand about the Technologies That Affect Us" held in Columbus, Ohio in 2004
