Advantages And Disadvantages Of Electronic Media

Herring, Y Mark. “Are Libraries Obsolete? An Argument for Relevance in the Digital Age.” http://eds.b.ebscohost.com.northcenttexascollegelibrary.idm.oclc.org/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=81d1e5f8-4786-40ea-8f01-3d2f25c73c8a%40sessionmgr101&vid=1&hid=120. Herring was questioned by a legislature, “Everything was on the Internet, so why did our students need a new, big library building?”. "Not everything is on the Internet" answers Herring. In his most recent novel, Are Libraries Obsolete? A defense for libraries relevance in what has become a very digital age looks back at things he said in some of his earlier works. Herring makes it believed that the Internet is dangerous, and attempts to convince all readers of his works that sticking with libraries as their sources is “safer” than the alternative:

The author starts off with a rhetorical question: “What kind of problem is a library?” urging the readers to think about this question as they continue to read the article. The question grabs the readers’ attention, and intrigues them to read on to find and answer. She further utilizes this technique of rhetorical questions throughout the article for the same purpose of emphasis on the vitality of the role of public libraries. Moreover, Smith extensively employs the use of metaphors and personification. For example, she describes the internet as libraries’ “universal death knell”, which portrays the internet’s negative impact on the development of

Working in any organization where there is lack of help, time, and supplies can be quite challenging for employees and management. This seems to the dilemma that these three reference librarians where having. Within this case study there seems to be frustration with the current working conditions, especially the technological support that is needed. The reference librarians find it challenging to complete their jobs when they have to consistently assist in computer problems, leaving the reference desk unattended.

The author of this article Mrs. Denise Davis is the director of the Office for Research and Statistics of the American Library Association. This means that Mrs. Davis is able to access and is responsible for the reports mandatory for each library across America to turn in each fiscal year, these reports are used to determine what changes the libraries need to make to better serve the public. Given her credibility to write on such topics she then chooses a topic each year to write on to prepare libraries and librarians across the country for the upcoming years. In 2010 Mrs. Davis choose to write on eBooks and their increasing popularity throughout the American population as well as the difficulties libraries have encountered in the past fiscal year to compete with eBooks. Because this article is written in 2010 it shows just how long libraries have struggled with the topic of eBooks and can demonstrate the new policies that have been used by the libraries throughout the past four years. This information can help my research in showing how eBooks have affected the library's behavior, and consequently give me the statistics needed to show the effects of eBooks on the libraries throughout the recent years. Understanding this source is outdated other sources will also likely be used in my final project from the American Library Association websites of statistics of more recent years.

Students aren’t limited to a local physical library. With technology, students have several sources of information in various formats such as books, articles, newspapers, videos, and much more.

There are different sources of information concerning different subjects and disciplines sources ranges from the written material, unwritten to the electronic, material materials such as those found in the internet. Among all these sources of information the electronic sources such as the open found in the internet have acted as the best sources of information. The online line material can serve a large group of people at a go, it is also easy to access the information as it only relies on the press of a button and the whole information is found, to make matters also easier the online sources of information have their own ways of translating information to the desired language to ease the understanding by the different people globally who are

Moreover, libraries are immensely used by those who have no access to the internet or aren't able to use technology as efficiently. For instance, there are people out there that need the libraries to access the internet such as Hispanics and the unemployed. According to Source C, Crandall says, “..having a community resource that is able to help people understand how to use digital technology and information..” With this assistance, their life is improved to accumulate in the lifestyle societies are already used to. Also, libraries are able to adapt to the changes of societies by using Microsoft Excel and Ebook, that people can actually interact with. (Source B) Libraries provide a storage for information in all forms as new technologies are produced. People are encouraged to access to information as effortlessly as others. This may give people the opportunity to find jobs, explore medical research, and experience new ideas. Not only libraries are relevant for helping those that need guidance but libraries also play a part in helping the young. For instance, the percentage of people who receive help from a librarian is gradually increasing. Younger groups of 43 percent are getting homework help. Some people may think librarians only know about the storage of books. This is actually not true. For example, not all young students can access to computers at home, therefore may need help with assignments and projects. Librarians are there to guide these students to do better and be successful in school. Librarians play a significant role in helping the young, therefore, accomplishing a better for future for the

Over the last few years the libraries patrons have been coming into the library looking for their additional services they provide other than the main function which has been print lending. According to an article in the Library Journal, which reference the circulation of print materials versus audio-visual materials “despite constituting only 7.6% of the “total adult holdings”, DVDs accounted for almost 60% of the circulations of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library”. The library now offers many more services such as video games, DVD, Blu-Ray, music, computer use, and Internet. These services are increasing the amount of circulation and number of people through the doors, but this is telling that majority of patrons are looking for the audio-visual materials of the library. Frequently, patrons arrive at the library not sure what they want to read. They spend a few minutes walking around trying to make

The state of the current economic climate is common knowledge, resources for post-secondary educational institutions are not plentiful and budgets are tight! Some may question our motives for choosing this moment to embark on creating a digital repository to provide better access to the holdings of the archives, but I believe that we can tailor our strategy to the current climate and develop a plan that is creative, feasible, and sustainable. The resource that I would like you all to explore is a book titled Building a Digital Repository Program with Limited Resources, which is available as an eBook via the library catalogue. This book was written recently from the academic archives/library perspective by an expert in the field. Most importantly, the book focuses on how creating a well-designed, efficient, sustainable, fiscally responsible repository program “with realistic, quantifiable goals can help showcase...knowledge centers in this era of shrinking budgets and an increasingly digital environment” (Clobridge, 2010). The author intended the book to function as a handbook for both those beginning and well versed in digital repository work, so everyone in the DCTF should be able to come away from this resource more knowledgeable about the work ahead (Clobridge, 2010). Part One of the resource focuses on big picture stuff like

The large library budget reductions have resulted in cuts of every kind, including failure to make general technological improvements in order to insure capability and security for the public and Library systems and staff. The library has laid off over a third of the staff, reduced open hours, cut back the purchase of books and materials, cut supplies and trimmed maintenance.

Even though books are static (the format depends on the end-user), within the next 10 years the library’s design will drastically change as technology advances such as digitization of books and the “read-write media culture”( Stein, C, 2014, p. 78). First of all, instead most of the space being designated for books, the library becomes the hub for people

The DC Public Library has many gaps; however the one that seems to be a problem is communication, staff & technology. Staff needs better communication and more training to be up to date with technology as it surges forward. A rapidly changing information service environment are pushing libraries to think of new ways of how to provide better information services to their users. Technology seems to be the biggest informational Gap; those Librarians must be equipped with the necessary skills to provide better reference help to library users. SMART is a new way to keep libraries in track of learning new goals and reinforcing what they learn to managers, colleagues and library users. SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant and Time-bound

In 2015 research was conducted over the rising concerns of public library budget cuts, declining patron statistics, desired programs, and services. The key question was if the library was still a needed public service due to technology takeover of electronic resources. The Pew study supports that the public library is still a much-needed service, however, the users desire more technology and digital literacy (Horrigan, 2015).

For public libraries to stay relevant, they must continuously redefine their roles. Staff must expand their knowledge and skillset while dealing with an ever-changing electronic information and technological environment. Libraries find themselves with the daunting task of coping with

The current service model employed by the Library includes limited technology-driven services and is primarily based around a reference desk staffed by information professionals during opening hours. However, due to the information and communications technology (ICT) revolution of the last few decades and the resulting ease with which users are able access information and services via the Internet, the Library is being confronted with swiftly changing behaviours and expectations from their users - as a result Curtin’s traditional services are no longer fulfilling the various users needs. To prove its ongoing usefulness and relevance to their users, the Library must redesign its services by embracing technology and Web 2.0 techniques, redesigning face-to-face services,