Document Type
Article
Subject Area(s)
Library digital resources, Public library digital resources, COMPUTER network resources, Library finance, Financing of public libraries, Library users
Abstract
The article discusses the impact of the Internet on library research, public libraries, and public library research. It examines the methods of the Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study. The authors assert that the Internet has allowed libraries to add capacity to library research. The article briefly discusses the technological environment prior to the Internet and studies sponsored by the U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) and the American Library Association (ALA).
Publication Info
Published in The Library Quarterly, Volume 82, Issue 1, 2012, pages 75-86.