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The Dark Side of Digitization

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portal: Libraries & the Academy, 7 (4): 491-494 (October 2007)M3: Article; Waishe, Emily 1 Email Address: ewalshe@liu.edu; Affiliations: 1: Reference Librarian, B. Davis Schwartz Memorial Library, Long Island University, C. W Post Campus, Brookville, NY; Source Information: Oct2007, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p491; Subject Term: LIBRARY materials -- Digitization; Subject Term: DIGITIZATION; Subject Term: LIBRARY resources; Subject Term: ABSTRACTS; Subject Term: STUDENTS; Subject Term: INTERNET research; Subject Term: COMPUTER network resources; Subject Term: ELECTRONIC information resource searching; Subject Term: UNITED States; Number of Pages: 4p; Document Type: Article.

Abstract

The article discusses the author's views regarding the disadvantages of digitization of library materials in the U.S. She expresses that libraries provide abstracts to describe the document's content relevant to the course of inquiry. She asserts that abstracts are header of studies, however, the original thought is never consulted nor conceived. She believes that online discourse questions the efficacy of research if it does not provide the exact information students are looking for. The author suggests that information organization in an academic environment should be consulted.; The article discusses the author's views regarding the disadvantages of digitization of library materials in the U.S. She expresses that libraries provide abstracts to describe the document's content relevant to the course of inquiry. She asserts that abstracts are header of studies, however, the original thought is never consulted nor conceived. She believes that online discourse questions the efficacy of research if it does not provide the exact information students are looking for. The author suggests that information organization in an academic environment should be consulted.

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