TY  - BOOK
AU  - Darnton,Robert
TI  - The case for books: past, present, and future 
SN  - 9781586489021 (pbk.)
AV  - Z116.A2 D37 2009
U1  - 002/.09 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - PublicAffairs
KW  - Google Library Project
KW  - Books
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - History
KW  - Books and reading
KW  - Communication in learning and scholarship
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Research libraries
KW  - Forecasting
KW  - Scholarly electronic publishing
KW  - Library materials
KW  - Digitization
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index; Google and the future of books -- The information landscape -- The future of libraries -- Lost and found in cyberspace -- E-books and old books -- Gutenberg-e -- Open access -- A paean to paper -- The importance of being bibliographical -- The mysteries of reading -- What is the history of books?
N2  - "In The Case for Books, Robert Darnton offers an in-depth examination of the book from its earliest beginnings to its shifting role today in popular culture, commerce, and the academy. In a lasting collection drawn from previously published and new work alike, Robert Darnton lends unique authority to the life and role of the book in society. The resulting book is a wise work of scholarship - one that requires readers to carefully consider how the digital revolution will broadly affect the marketplace of ideas."--BOOK JACKET
ER  -