Digital Convergence - Libraries of the Future

by Rae Earnshaw (Editor)

The convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media is changing the way information is collected, stored and accessed. This revolution is having effects on the development and organisation of information and artefact repositories such as libraries and museums. This book presents key aspects in the rapidly moving field of digital convergence in the areas of technology and information sciences. Its chapters are written by international experts who are leaders in their fields.

448 pages, Hardcover

First published October 15, 2007

About the author

Rae Earnshaw is Professor of Electronic Imaging at the University of Bradford, UK. He is a chartered engineer (CEng) and a chartered Information Technology Professional (CITP).

Prof Earnshaw has authored and edited 40 books on computer graphics, visualisation, multimedia, design and virtual reality, and published over 200 papers in these areas. He is a member of the Advisory Council of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Founding Co-editor of the Springer Journal Virtual Reality, ISSN: 1359-4338 (print version), ISSN: 1434-9957 (electronic version) , Vice-President of the Computer Graphics Society, and the UK representative to IFIP TC5. He was also a Director of Advance Visual Communications plc.