The case for books : past, present, future / Robert Darnton.

  • Darnton, Robert.
Date:
[2009], ©2009
  • Books

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Publication/Creation

New York, NY : PublicAffairs, [2009], ©2009.

Physical description

xvi, 218 pages ; 22 cm

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Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-208) and index.

Contents

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 -- The history of book.

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    History of Medicine
    YH /DAR
    		Open shelves

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  • 9781586488260
  • 1586488260