LC21:

A Digital Strategy for the Library of Congress

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Publication Year:2000

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Committee on an Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council
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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 ...
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Front Matter	i-xviii
Executive Summary	1-22	(skim)
1. Digital Revolution, Library Evolution	23-49	(skim)
2. The Library of Congress: From Jefferson to the Twenty-First Century	50-81	(skim)
3. Building Digital Collections	82-104	(skim)
4. Preserving a Digital Heritage	105-121	(skim)
5. Organizing Intellectual Access to Digital Information: From Cataloging to Metadata	122-143	(skim)
6. The Library of Congress and the World, Beyond Its Walls	144-162	(skim)
7. Management Issues	163-192	(skim)
8. Information Technology Infrastructure	193-213	(skim)
Afterword	214-216	(skim)
Bibliography	217-240	(skim)
Appendix A: Biographies of Committee Members	241-252	(skim)
Appendix B: Briefers at Plenary Meetings and Site Visits	253-260	(skim)
Appendix C: List of Letters Received	261-261	(skim)
Appendix D: Acronyms	262-266	(skim)

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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.

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"...takes a hard look at the impact of digital information...The report not only outlines the problem clearly, but makes recommendations for action. LC21 is fascinating reading for all crystal ball gazers concerned with the future of libraries."
--Scout Report

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