Professional Literature

Citation

(2004), "Professional Literature", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 21 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/lhtn.2004.23921cae.002

Professional Literature

New Books

Auster, Ethel and Taylor, Shauna, Downsizing in Academic Libraries: The Canadian Experience, University of Toronto Press, Toronto, 2004. ISBN: 0802089755.

Cohen, Daniel (Ed.), ICT Revolution: Productivity Differences and the Digital Divide, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2004. ISBN: 0199270112.

Hinds, Manuel, Triumph of the Flexible Society: The Connectivity Revolution and Resistance to Change, Praeger, Westport, CT, 2003. ISBN: 0275981282.

Hobohm, Hans-Christoph (Ed.), Knowledge Management: Libraries and Librarians Taking up the Challenge, Saur, Munich, 2004. ISBN: 3598218380.

Hock, Randolph, The Extreme Searcher's Internet Handbook: A Guide for the Serious Searcher, CyberBooks, Medford, NJ, 2004. ISBN: 0910965684.

Nissenbaum, Helen (Ed.), Academy and the Internet, Peter Lang, New York, NY, 2004. ISBN: 0820462039.

Paganetto, Luigi (Ed.), Knowledge Economy, Information Technologies and Growth, Ashgate, Aldershot, 2004. ISBN: 0754632105.

Rhyno, Art, Using Open Source Systems for Digital Libraries, Libraries Unlimited, Westport, CT, 2004. ISBN: 159158065X.

Tomaiuolo, Nicholas G., The Web Library: Building a World Class Personal Library with Free Web Resources, CyberAge Books, Medford, NJ, 2004. ISBN: 0910965676.

Torok, Andrew G. (Ed.), "Organizing the Internet", Thematic issue of Library Trends, Vol. 52 No. 2, University of Illinois Press, Champaign, IL, Fall, 2003. ISSN: 0024-2594.

Wallace, Patricia, The Internet in the Workplace: How New Technology Is Transforming Work, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004. ISBN: 0521809312.

Whittaker, Jason, Cyberspace Handbook, Routledge, London, 2004. ISBN: 041516835x.

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