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“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” how inexpensive computers can transform information access and literacy

“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” how inexpensive computers can... Purpose – This column will explore how one aspect of Moore’s Law – price – can have a transformative effect on the utility of computers. Design/methodology/approach – As computers become increasingly inexpensive, they become more accessible to new audiences. Findings – Individuals, libraries and other institutions are using these new, inexpensive computers to interact with information, and the world, in new ways. Originality/value – This is one of the first articles to examine Moore’s Law in relation to library applications. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Library Hi Tech News Emerald Publishing

“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” how inexpensive computers can transform information access and literacy

Library Hi Tech News , Volume 32 (7): 4 – Sep 7, 2015

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0741-9058
DOI
10.1108/LHTN-07-2015-0046
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Abstract

Purpose – This column will explore how one aspect of Moore’s Law – price – can have a transformative effect on the utility of computers. Design/methodology/approach – As computers become increasingly inexpensive, they become more accessible to new audiences. Findings – Individuals, libraries and other institutions are using these new, inexpensive computers to interact with information, and the world, in new ways. Originality/value – This is one of the first articles to examine Moore’s Law in relation to library applications.

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Library Hi Tech NewsEmerald Publishing

Published: Sep 7, 2015

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