Reflective Questions
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In an age of ‘digital’ Is there utility in distinguishing between ‘digital libraries‘, ‘digital museums’, ‘digital cinemas’, ‘digital concert halls’ and ‘digital art galleries’?
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How has ‘digital’ affected the enforcement of copyright?
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Will journals, volumes and issues be rendered obsolete by the ‘digital revolution’ and replaced by ‘databases’?
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What are the consequences of the invention of e-books?
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What potential alternative futures are there for libraries?
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If a digital library is free for the user who should pay to create and maintain it?
Topics Covered
- UK digital content
- Academic perspective
- Born digital
- Cost of accessing digital content
- Funding models
- E-journals
- Access vs. ownership
- E-books
- Reasons for low take up
- Purchasing models
- Barriers to accessing digital content
- Open access -The future
Talk Citation
Evans, W. (2012, December 30). From here to there: library content in the digital age [Video file]. In
The Business & Management Collection, Henry Stewart Talks. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from
https://doi.org/10.69645/EUNQ7440.
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Publication History
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Published on December 30, 2012