Using Massive Digital Libraries: A LITA Guide (Lita Guides) by Andrew Weiss

by Andrew Weiss

In this thought-provoking and unabashedly optimistic book, he explores how massive digital libraries are already adapting to society's needs, and looks ahead to the massive digital libraries of tomorrow.

Paperback

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[Abe · Rating 3 out of 5]

The author is good on the subject of what massive digital libraries *are*, their extent, their histories, a few of the most obvious strengths and failings of particular MDLS. As to how they can be used, he doesn't really have a great deal to say other than the most obvious use is for access to works in the public domain, and text mining for those who have database access to copyrighted works. (The fact that, during COVID-19, some of us now arbitrarily have access to copyrighted works in HathiTrust on a temporary basis is a demonstration of the idea put forward in a recent Slate article, that many of the barriers in modern American life consist of status- and privilege-based bs.) On questions of instruction, Weiss does not really address what can be taught or learned using MDLs or how to go about doing so (that's a book for someone else to write.)

[Satu · Rating 3 out of 5]

's okay