Böcker av Sandra Hirsh

This essential overview of what it means to be a library and information professional today provides a broad overview of the transformation of libraries as information organizations, why these organizations are more important today than ever before, the technological influence, and the various career opportunities available.

Examines blockchain technology, a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of record keeping. Blockchain uses a distributed database (multiple devices not connected to a common processor) that organises data into records (blocks) that have cryptographic validation.