Digital Convergence - Libraries of the Future Paperback - 2010
by Rae Earnshaw (Editor); John Vince (Editor)
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- Title Digital Convergence - Libraries of the Future
- Author Rae Earnshaw (Editor); John Vince (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Softcover reprin
- Condition New
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Publication date 2010-10-13
- Bookseller's Inventory # ria9781849966726_inp
- ISBN 9781849966726 / 1849966729
- Weight 1.37 lbs (0.62 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.91 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 2.31 cm)
- Category Reference
- Dewey Decimal Code 025.002
- Quantity available 782
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The convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media is bringing about a revolution in the way information is collected, stored and accessed. There are three principal reasons why this is happening - reducing cost, increasing quality, and increasing bandwidth. Moore's Law results in ever-decreasing costs of processing, storage, and transmission. Digital information preserves content accuracy (e.g. digital television) in a way other systems do not. High bandwidth transmission from one place to another on the planet is now possible. Information is ubiquitous and globally accessible, and can be held and accessed just as easily on a global network as on a local personal computer or in a local library. Devices are increasingly intelligent and are network-ready. User interfaces are becoming more adaptable and flexible, and can be tailored to particular application domains. Digital intelligence is becoming seamless and invisible, enabling more attention to be paid to the content and the user's interaction with it. This revolution is having effects on the development and organisation of information and artefact repositories such as libraries, museums, and exhibitions, and the way in which physical and digital aspects are mediated to users. The changes that digital convergence is bringing about are substantial and are also likely to be long-lasting. This volume presents key aspects in this rapidly moving field in the areas of technology and information sciences - from international experts who are leaders in their fields.
