Digital convergence

libraries of the future

Rae Earnshaw is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Strategic Systems Development) and Professor of Electronic Imaging and Media Communications at the University of Bradford, and John A. Vince is formerly Professor of Digital Media at Bournemouth University, editors. The digital revolution and the convergence of media, information technology ...

Digital convergence - Libraries of the future

The convergence of IT, telecommunications, and media is bringing about a revolution in the way information is collected, stored and accessed. There are three principal reasons why this is happening - reducing cost, increasing quality, and increasing bandwidth. Moore's Law results in ever-decreasing costs of ...