The Library Beyond the Book

by Jeffrey T. Schnapp and Matthew Battles

Book Overview

With textbook readers and digital downloads proliferating, it is easy to imagine a time when printed books will vanish. Such forecasts miss the mark, argue Jeffrey Schnapp and Matthew Battles. Future bookshelves will not be wholly virtual, and libraries will thrive--although in a variety of new social, cultural, and architectural forms. Schnapp and Battles combine deep study of the library's history with a record of institutional and technical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674725034
• ISBN13: 9780674725034
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"