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"Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, significant contributors--including the librarian of the Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library"--Dust jacket flap.

Published simultaneously as , volume 30, numbers 1/2 and 3/4 2000, this book examines the utility of the Internet as a scholarly research and reference tool. Each chapter provides a snapshot of Internet information access in a specific subject area, comparing it to traditional print media. Subject areas include social sciences, arts, natural sciences, business, engineering, history, law, literature, medicine, political science, and philosophy. In addition, each chapter includes a selected Internet bibliography of key resources. Internet resources are evaluated in terms of reliability, timeliness, and availability.