The danger of the digital library

Abstract

Walt Crawford is a Senior Analyst for the Research Libraries Group (http://www.rlg.org) where he designs and develops library‐related applications, with an emphasis on the user interface design. His most recent book is Future Libraries: Dreams, Madness & Reality, which he co‐authored with Michael Gorman (ALA Editions, 1995). He is also on the board of Online, amongst other titles, where he recently published a paper about the enormous economic and ecological disadvantages to the all‐digital library.

Citation

(1998), "The danger of the digital library", The Electronic Library, Vol. 16 No. 1, pp. 28-30. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb045611