Local Community in the Era of Social Media Technologies

Acknowledgements

While I was contemplating the topic of effective information storage and retrieval in the digital age, I was contacted by Chandos Publishing for a possible book proposal. Publisher Dr. Glyn Jones and Commissioning Editor Jonathan Davis helped me tremendously to define my idea and expand my horizon. My other editors, George Knott and Ed Gibbons, worked tirelessly with me to smooth out all obstacles in the publicity and pre-production stages. My copy-editor, Judith Oppenheimer, has impressed me with her razor-sharp analytical mind and observations.

During the writing process I received valuable support and cooperation from many libraries both near and far, most notably from my director, Teresa Landers, manager, Janis O’Driscoll, ...