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Murr, Lawrence E.; Williams, James B. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Discusses emerging roles for the library and librarian, including services in the following areas: (1) special collection management and reference; (2) information systems; (3) expert systems; (4) electronic publishing; (5) telecommunications networking; and (6) computer support. The technologies of artificial intelligence, graphic imaging,…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Librarians, Library Networks
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Gherman, Paul M. – Journal of Library Administration, 1987
Summarizes the responses of research library directors to the Library of Congress' Network Advisory Committee statement, which stresses an egalitarian network environment. The special role of research libraries and the effect on their participation in local area and multitype networks are discussed. (6 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Technology, Library Administration, Library Networks, Library Role
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Penniman, W. David – Special Libraries, 1987
Presents a model for predicting and shaping the impact of information technologies on libraries and the library role which is based on the effects of computerization in various business applications. The library network at AT&T Bell Laboratories is described as an example of a successful implementation of the model. (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Systems, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Networks
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Hildreth, Charles R. – Electronic Library, 1987
Reviews the growth of library networks and bibliographic utilities, and describes the concept of a national bibliographic network. The impact of microcomputers, the increased computer literacy of librarians, preferences for local autonomy, and the availability of commercial online services on the desire for a national system are discussed. (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Computer Literacy, Databases, Information Technology
Vagianos, Louis – 1987
This paper is based on two fundamental premises: (1) that the characteristics inherent in information (reproductivity, volatility, and value) combined with the technical capability provided by the new information technology (access, storage, communication, and control) have created the prospect of a new range of internal and external networking…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, College Role, Educational Change, Educational Cooperation
Mackenzie, A. Graham – 1990
This technical report presents recommendations and plans which are the result of a mission undertaken as part of a project to promote a scientific and technological information service and establish a popular science resource center in Korea. The mission's main emphasis was to help Korean authorities and the United Nations Development Programme…
Descriptors: Financial Support, Foreign Countries, Information Technology, Library Administration
Griffiths, Jose-Marie; King, Donald W. – 1990
The objectives of the project described in this report were to provide specific, clearly defined options for Arizona libraries to share information and bibliographic resources, propose strategies for implementing the options, and present a phased implementation schedule for implementing them. The report begins with an executive summary which…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Information Technology