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Description: A landmark edited collection bringing together global experts on the impact of new technology on information services including John Unsworth, Ross Harvey, Gavan McCarthy, James Currall, Norman Gray and Andrea Johnson. Table of contents 1 What is the same and what is different. 2. The web and finding information - search engines. 3. The semantic web and 2.0. 4. RDF and the Cloud. 5. Crowd sourcing. 6. Why digitize information? 7. Managing digital assets. 8. Archiving digitized originals and websites. 9. Security - managing the risk. 10. The user perspective - how research is being transformed. This is an essential textbook for all LIS students, academics and researchers globally.

Contents: Table of contents 1 What is the same and what is different. 2. The web and finding information - search engines. 3. The semantic web and 2.0. 4. RDF and the Cloud. 5. Crowd sourcing. 6. Why digitize information? 7. Managing digital assets. 8. Archiving digitized originals and websites. 9. Security - managing the risk. 10. The user perspective - how research is being transformed.

Author Biography: Michael Moss was the University of Glasgow Archivist from 1974 until 2001. He is Research Professor in Archival Studies in the Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute (HATII), where he is Director of the Information Management and Preservation MSc programme.