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Berry, John N. III, Ed. – Library Journal, 1994
Reprints five articles originally published between 1933 and 1983 showing that the library field was ready to use technology: "People and Machines: Changing Relationships?" (S. Michael Malinconico); "Guilds or Technocracy?" (Margery C. Quigley); "The Librarian and the Machine" (Jesse H. Shera); "From the…
Descriptors: Change, Computers, Information Technology, Innovation
Wendorf, Richard, Ed. – 1993
Revised versions of the talks presented at the symposium are presented here. A preliminary discussion paper opens the manuscript, exploring the implications of changing patterns in teaching, research, and scholarship, the new demands of the marketplace and libraries' resultant collection development, the changing technologies, future staffing,…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Technology
Montanelli, Dale S., Ed.; Stenstrom, Patricia F., Ed. – 1999
This book, emphasizing service to users, includes 10 chapters by different librarians who have had experience as practitioners. Chapters are: (1) "Avoiding the Seven Deadly Sins, or Technology and the Future of Library Service in Academic Libraries" (Michael Gorman); (2) "The Gateway Library: Rethinking Undergraduate Services" (Lizabeth A.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Cataloging, Higher Education
Kaufman, Paula T., Comp.; Mitchell, Aubrey H., Comp. – 1994
This compilation contains copies of the following library documents that presented recent cases for new space: (1) Excerpts from "Harnessing Technologies to Unleash Their Potential" and "Kelvin Smith Library. The Electronic Learning Environment--Transforming Access to Knowledge: A Program Statement" from Case Western University…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Environment, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Reed, Sally Gardner, Ed. – 1996
Librarianship is in a period of great transition. Expanding uses of information technology and a dramatically changing demographic and economic environment are forcing librarians to re-examine their profession and to ask questions about their future relevance and viability. Change is and should be viewed as an ongoing and critical component of…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Change Strategies, Futures (of Society)