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Shafer, Rita – Library Journal, 1987
Describes the activities at the annual meeting of the Medical Library Association, including adoption of a strategic plan for the association and discussions of access to health care information, the impact of information technologies, and medical ethics. (CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Long Range Planning, Medical Libraries
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 1987
Describes optical data disk products currently on the market and discusses publishers to users' needs. Ways in which librarians can influence product development and design are suggested. (CLB)
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Equipment Standards, Information Technology, Librarians
Avallone, Susan – Library Journal, 1987
Briefly summarizes topics discussed within the theme of global information access at the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association, including information policy in foreign countries, copyright laws, the impact of library automation on access to information, and findings of a task force on the value of the information professional.…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Copyrights, Foreign Countries, Global Approach
Dayall, Susan A.; And Others – Library Journal, 1987
Six articles on computers in libraries discuss training librarians and staff to use new software; appropriate technology; system upgrades of the Research Libraries Group's information system; pre-IBM PC microcomputers; multiuser systems for small to medium-sized libraries; and a library user's view of the traditional card catalog. (EM)
Descriptors: Appropriate Technology, Card Catalogs, Computer Software, Computer Storage Devices
Library Journal, 1987
This report of the events at the American Library Association annual conference summarizes presentations and debates on several social issues as well as a manifesto addressing social and ethical problems that was presented at the conference. A list of officers and awards is provided. (CLB)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Codes of Ethics, Confidentiality
