to audiovisual tapes and CDs. However,
the newest medium, digital
transmission, has presented a wider
scope of challenges and caused library
patrons to question the established
and recognized multiformat library. Within
the many questions posed, two distinct
ones echo repeatedly. The first doubts
the need to sustain print in an increasingly
digital world, and the second
warns of the dangers of relying on a
still-developing technology. This article
examines both of these positions and
concludes that abandoning either format
would translate into a failure of service to patrons, both present and
future.”
“Why Print and Electronic Resources Are Essential to the Academic Law Library,” Michelle M. Wu, Law Library Journal, vol. 97:2
[2005-14], p. 233.
What is true for academic law libraries is also true for court and governmental law libraries, in fact for any library in the twenty-first century. Isn't everything online and free? There is a popular misconception that you can find everything on the web for no charge. The truth is that most of the resources in our law libraries are only available in print or through expensive licensed databases.
What is true for academic law libraries is also true for court and governmental law libraries, in fact for any library in the twenty-first century. Isn't everything online and free? There is a popular misconception that you can find everything on the web for no charge. The truth is that most of the resources in our law libraries are only available in print or through expensive licensed databases.
“Libraries serve as gateways, and librarians as experienced and
knowledgeable guides in the use of emerging and
existing media in the pursuit of information.” – Michelle M. Wu.
The Librarian
from Sebastian Brandt's Ship of Fools
