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Historical Bibliography Updated: April 8, 2018

LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress.

Publication Details

Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2000 CE.

This digital roadmap for the world's largest library was undoubtedly influential not just on other U.S. libraries but on other libraries around the world.

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"Digital information and networks challenge the core practices of libraries, archives, and all organizations with intensive information management needs in many respects—not only in terms of accommodating digital information and technology, but also through the need to develop new economic and organizational models for managing information. LC21: A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress discusses these challenges and provides recommendations for moving forward at the Library of Congress, the world’s largest library. Topics covered in LC21 include digital collections, digital preservation, digital cataloging (metadata), strategic planning, human resources, and general management and budgetary issues. The book identifies and elaborates upon a clear theme for the Library of Congress that is applicable more generally: the digital age calls for much more collaboration and cooperation than in the past. LC21 demonstrates that information-intensive organizations will have to change in fundamental ways to survive and prosper in the digital age" (https://www.nap.edu/catalog/9940/lc21-a-digital-strategy-for-the-library-of-congress).

Full text is available from nap.edu at this link.

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Entry Number#10241
Permanent Linkhttps://hom-sveltekit.fly.dev/entry/12431
Author Bio Linknationalacademies.org ↗
External URL-lc21-a-digital-strategy-for-the-library-of-congress

Geographic Context

Publication place: Washington, DC