Democratizing Information: Online Database and the Rise of End-User Searching: On Line Data Bases and the Rise of End-user Searching (Professional Librarian Series) (Gebundene Ausgabe) von Bryan Pfaffenberger
Synopsis:
Pfaffenberger explores two issues of vital importance to librarians and information scientists - the potential of online database technology for making information widely available, and the social and economic significance of end-user searching. He illuminates questions at the centre of these issues - is a search intermediary worth the potential compromise of free access? Can improper searching do more harm than good? Pfaffenberger's analysis of the online industry demonstrates the rewards of end-user searching and proposes roles for future technologies.