libraries

The classic definition of libraries, as a collection of books available for public use has shifted since the explosion of the digital age. Information and knowledge management are now more likely to be held in databases and web portals than brick and mortar buildings. Access to information and the ability to cross reference facts from a reliable source has created a new set of rules for libraries.

For medical planning, the use of online medical dictionaries and national or international medical libraries allows the user access to world class information which can improve informed consent, strengthen preventative knowledge and allows the user to create an easy access path for information on health and wellness.

The Iowa State University Library hosts a blog called the Theoretical Librarian which discusses the challenges and triumphs of libraries in the modern age. The site is rich with information on timely issues, legal changes and academic challenges.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “libraries”

• in Entertainment
  Ebook Library: Reader Coalition Dissolves
  Publishers have yet to act on petition to lift restrictions on library lending.
  by darinlhammond / on Jun 30, 2012
• in Politics
  Luxuries for Criminals: The MP3 Player Debate
  Pilot program allows prisoners to purchase MP3 players and browse over one million songs
  by eklemens / on Feb 28, 2012
• in Business
  Changes eBooks are Bringing to the Publishing World from the TOC Conference
  Lessons learned at the O'Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference dealing with the rapid influx of digital books
  by jenniferw / on Feb 20, 2012

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