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Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1984
This symposium examined issues in the planning, development, and implementation of library automation and the effects of electronic publishing. The following presentations are included in this collection: (1) "Will There Be Electronic Anarchy?" (Helen Henderson); (2) "Ergonomics in the Electronic Era" (Andrew Torok); (3)…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Developed Nations, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing
Download full textWedemeyer, Dan J. Ed.; Nickelson, Richard, Ed. – 1996
The Pacific Telecommunications Council's 18th annual conference is presented in two volumes. The PTC'96 gathering focused on seven streams: socio-economic issues; regulatory, legal and political issues; business and finance solutions; country studies; education, training, and human resources; convergence and networks; and technologies and…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Networks, Developing Nations, Electronic Libraries
LaGuardia, Cheryl, Ed.; Mitchell, Barbara A., Ed. – 1998
Adapting today's libraries to better serve tomorrow's needs challenges even the most forward-thinking library staff. This book offers practical, workable solutions from several authorities in the industry. Fifty-five conference papers are included and divided into the following subject areas: "Technology and the Network: Daimons or Demons?";…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Curriculum Development, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society)
Aversa, Elizabeth, Ed.; Manley, Cynthia, Ed. – 2001
The theme of the 2001 "ASIST" (American Society for Information Science and Technology) annual conference is "Information in a Networked World," which covers a broad range of theory and practice in information science. The program includes 52 refereed papers, 46 SIG and panel sessions, and 33 poster presentations. Topics include: digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Oriented Programs, Electronic Libraries
Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed.; Nickelson, Richard, Ed. – 1997
This PTC'97 volume contains papers presented at the 19th annual conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council, "Pacific Connections: Policy and Technology in the Information Economy" (1997). Three super-session groupings--industry, policy, and technology--provide attendees with a conceptual foundation from which subsequent…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Developing Nations
Fjallbrant, Nancy, Ed. – 1981
The theme of this conference was "Libraries and the Communication Process" and topics of the conference papers ranged from the technology of communication to the importance of linguistics and the human factors involved in the communication process. Papers and communications presented at the conference and included here are: (1)…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communications, Computational Linguistics, Developed Nations
Wedemeyer, Dan J., Ed.; Nickelson, Richard, Ed. – 1998
This volume comprises the papers presented at the 1998 conference of the Pacific Telecommunications Council. This PTC'98 gathering focused on "Coping with Convergence." These 20th anniversary conference proceedings present at least one contribution on 59 countries and territories. The 120 papers in this volume are arranged…
Descriptors: Communications Satellites, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Networks, Developing Nations
Nelson, Nancy – Computers in Libraries, 1990
Summarizes issues raised at a seminar on electronic libraries that was held at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Topics discussed include network development; CD-ROM; technology costs; the relationship between academic computing centers and libraries; development of a national Information Infrastructure (II); digital library systems…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Centers, Computer Networks
Helal, Ahmed H., Ed.; Weiss, Joachim W., Ed. – 1993
Following a prefatory tribute to distinguished librarian Herbert S. White, this publication includes the following papers, mainly focused on user needs and library services in the electronic library age: "Information Technology, Users, and Intermediaries in the 21st Century: Some Observations and Predictions" (Herbert S. White);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1993
The Library of Congress hosted a 1-day conference, "Delivering Electronic Information in a Knowledge-Based Democracy" to explore the public policy framework essential to creating electronic information resources and making them broadly available. Participants from a variety of sectors contributed to wide-ranging discussions on issues…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Agenda Setting, Conferences, Democracy
Cochrane, Pauline Atherton, Ed.; Johnson, Eric H., Ed. – 1998
This proceedings represents and documents in part the 16 presentations made at the 34th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing. World Wide Web URLs that provide insight into each presentation are included. Presentations include: (1) "Hypostatizing Data Collections, Especially Bibliographic: Abstractions, Representations,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Data Processing
Pearson, Debra, Ed. – 1992
The papers presented at this conference challenged participants to become an integral part of the planning necessary to keep libraries on the cutting edge of technological advances. Academic libraries are admonished to reposition themselves to deliver both new and traditional services, or face the prospect of being preempted by other agencies. The…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Databases, Electronic Libraries
