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Paper to Digital Documents in the Information Age
Ziming Liu
Book Code: LU8620
ISBN: 1-59158-620-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-620-3
176 pages, figures; tables
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Publication: 10/30/2008
List Price: $50.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Is the paperless society really possible? What is the future of paper in the Digital Age?

Based on extensive statistics and six separate surveys, Paper to Digital explores the evolution and changing characteristics of documents in the Information Age. Resultant implications are studied through the examination of emerging issues in the digital environment.

Examples include:
  • trends in transforming scholarly communications
  • trust in the preservation of digital information
  • changes in reading behavior in the digital environment
  • perceptions of the credibility of scholarly information on the Web
  • user preferences for and use of print and electronic resources
  • the future of paper in the digital age.

    This timely book represents a useful and scholarly exploration of a major concern in our society.
    • Table of Contents:
    • Chapter 1: Introduction
    • Chapter 2: The Evolution of Documents and Its Impacts
    • Chapter 3: Trends in Transforming Scholarly Communications
    • Chapter 4: Trust in the Preservation of Digital Information
    • Chapter 5: Reading Behavior in the Digital Environment
    • Chapter 6: Gender Differences in the Online Reading Environment
    • Chapter 7: Perceptions of the Credibility of Scholarly Information on the Web
    • Chapter 8: Cultural Differences in Credibility Assessment
    • Chapter 9: Print vs. Electronic Resources: User Perceptions, Preferences, and Use
    • Chapter 10: The Future of Paper in the Digital Age
    LC Card Number: 2008021120
    LCC Class: ZA3060L58
    Dewey Class: 020
    PDF Catalogs:
    LU Academic Library Spring 2008.pdf
    LU Public Library Spring 2008.pdf
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