Internet Resources Discovery (IRD)

1. Internet Resources Discovery (IRD) Introduction to Libraries T.Sharon-A.Frank

2. Contents • General Libraries • Comparisons • Additional Aspects T.Sharon-A.Frank

3. Introduction to Libraries • Rise of Libraries • Types of Libraries • Problems in Classical Libraries Rise of Libraries T.Sharon-A.Frank

4. 1436 - Print Johann Gutenberg 1397-1468 The 42 Lines Bible T.Sharon-A.Frank

5. The Duke of Urbino Piero della Francesca: Federigo da Montefeltro Duke of Urbino 1444-1482 “I will never hold in my hand a book that was published. I have a use only for transcribed books.” T.Sharon-A.Frank

6. Classical Library

7. Rise of Libraries • Libraries started becoming large to include hundreds of thousands of books. • In 1951, there were 10,000 journals published; today there are 140,000. • Library of Congress is a famous large library in the USA. • Universities became owners of the largest non-national libraries. T.Sharon-A.Frank

8. Holdings of Major Libraries T.Sharon-A.Frank

9. Growth in University Libraries in the USA Steepness of the Growth in University Libraries in the USA(Number of volumes held) T.Sharon-A.Frank

10. Growth in University Libraries in the USA T.Sharon-A.Frank

11. Types of Libraries • Paper (Analog) Library • based on paper and cardboard catalog • Automated Library • computerized catalog and services • Electronic (Digital) Library • most material is digital T.Sharon-A.Frank

12. Problems in Paper Libraries • All is physical/localized • Storage space/costs problems • Paper is inflexible media • Limited opening hours (needs supervision) • Need multiple copies (no multi-access) T.Sharon-A.Frank

13. Analog vs. Digital Archive Costs T.Sharon-A.Frank