A Handbook of Digital Library Economics

Foreword

Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea

Libraries are changing. We now have digital libraries of increasing scale and value. Nearly all conventional libraries also have a digital library component. At the same time there are new open access digital resources of tremendous value, the key example being, of course, Wikipedia. The challenge for library professionals and also for library users is to understand the nature of these new digital libraries and how best to operate and use them. David Baker and Wendy Evans have performed a very valuable service in producing the useful Handbook of Digital Library Economics. I would recommend this book to anyone who works in a library and to anyone who is interested in taking advantage of the new opportunities ...