1 / 13

Evolution of Libraries: From Analog to Digital Age

Explore the transformation of libraries from classical to modern times, covering rise, types, and challenges faced by libraries. Discover the shift from paper-based to digital archives and the impact on library collections. Learn about the growth of university libraries in the USA.

lulac
Download Presentation

Evolution of Libraries: From Analog to Digital Age

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  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

More Related