As technology continually advances, with stronger and faster computing, so must the institutions which advertise their ready availability. This articles uses UNLV's Lied Library, opened in 2001, as an example of how the landscape in a technology environment evolves over short periods of time and many of the issues and problems that pop up as a result of the rapid advancement. With newer tech, physical problems arise as the stronger computing makes for more intense problems in the building itself, evidenced by the example of Lied's air conditioning problems in keeping up with the temperatures outputted by strong computers in the building. Also there are problems that arise in security as the internet landscape constantly changes, with anti-virus protection at a premium, crippling the efficiency demanded from such a high tech institution. Finally there are also problems in dealing with the rapid advancement of the software itself, which must be managed to work smoothly among operating systems and hardware, evidenced by glitches in Adobe software and printing problems.
European Libraries Face Problems in Digitalizing
As we move into the digital age, problems arise in making analog items digital in terms of funding. Innovative ways must be developed to pay for the rights to items on the road to digitization as well as pay for the price of digitalizing the items themselves. Pay-per-access is one popular method for viewing items in the digital world, opening the possibility for good profit from the process. Also available are subscription services that allow access to vast numbers of items for a set rate per time period. Both options provide a way to recuperate digitization fees, but it is still an evolving field with many more possibilities and unanswered questions.
A Few Thoughts on the Google Books Library Project
Focuses on the complexities and advantages of transferring Analog to Digital among the Google Books Library Project. Gives credit for making a vast amount of material available to many more people than would be possible through the slow/cumbersome process of using physical libraries for research with the stipulations of rarity and availability that plagues this medium. Also commends the sustainability of digital resources as they do not break down, however criticizes the apathy this creates for physical items and the trouble of converting digital binary to physical literature. Finally puts a focus on the struggle of getting younger generations to understand the usefulness of "old" books, and the task of educating new generations on using both forms of research and information attainment.
Focuses on the complexities and advantages of transferring Analog to Digital among the Google Books Library Project. Gives credit for making a vast amount of material available to many more people than would be possible through the slow/cumbersome process of using physical libraries for research with the stipulations of rarity and availability that plagues this medium. Also commends the sustainability of digital resources as they do not break down, however criticizes the apathy this creates for physical items and the trouble of converting digital binary to physical literature. Finally puts a focus on the struggle of getting younger generations to understand the usefulness of "old" books, and the task of educating new generations on using both forms of research and information attainment.
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