Beyond Coexistence: Finding Synergies Between Print Content and Digital Information

Joan K. Lippincott

SUMMARY. Print and digital resources can have creative and interesting relationships; they do not need to reside in separate worlds. Libraries can play a role in working with faculty and students in promoting use of print resources to create new digital products and can be partners in creating learning objects that incorporate primary source materials from the library. Librarians can use the digital environment to create exhibits, displays, and community activities that encourage the use of print materials from the library. These are some of the synergies that can be promoted through the combined use of print and digital resources. doi:10.1300/Jl ...

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