The Future of the Library: From Electric Media to Digital Media

Robert K. Logan & Marshall McLuhan

Table of Contents
Ch. 1 - The Library: The Physical Extension of Man’s Memory
Ch. 2 - Alphabet, Mother of Invention
Ch. 3 - The Library: A Figure in Many Different Grounds
Ch. 4 - Laws of Media and the Library
Ch. 5 - The Impact of Electricity and Modern Technology on the Library
Ch. 6 - The Laws of Media for Post-McLuhan Digital Media
Ch. 7 - The Impact of Digital Technology on the Library
Ch. 8 - Book Glut, Information Overload, and Pattern Recognition
Ch. 9 - The Compact Library and Human Scale
Ch 10 - The Public Library: Past, Present, and Future Trends
Ch. 11 - The Library and Education
Ch. 12 - Future of the Book
Ch. 13 - Library Futures: Summing Up