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The network reshapes the library : Lorcan Dempsey on libraries, services and networks / by Lorcan Dempsey ; edited by Kenneth J. Varnum.

By: Dempsey, Lorcan.
Contributor(s): Varnum, Kenneth J, 1967-.
Publisher: Chicago : ALA Editions, an imprint of the American Library Association, 2014Description: xii, 295 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780838912331; 0838912338.Subject(s): Dempsey, Lorcan -- Blogs | Library information networks | Libraries and the Internet | Information resources | Libraries -- Communication systems | Libraries -- Information technology
Contents:
Summary: Originally begun as a blog compiled of pointers to noteworthy sites or developments, Dempsey eventually used it to write of things of interest to himself and, he hoped, to others. This book contains what are considered his most significant posts from the past decade, reflecting Dempsey's thinking or showing seeds of future ideas.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Networked resources --
Network organization --
In the flow --
Resource discovery --
Library systems --
Data & metadata --
Publishing and communication --
Libraries --
Lorcan's picks.

Originally begun as a blog compiled of pointers to noteworthy sites or developments, Dempsey eventually used it to write of things of interest to himself and, he hoped, to others. This book contains what are considered his most significant posts from the past decade, reflecting Dempsey's thinking or showing seeds of future ideas.

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