Rebooting the East: Automation in University Libraries of the Former German Democratic Republic.

Seadle, Michael

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Publication Date: 1996

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Rebooting the East: Automation in University Libraries of the Former German Democratic Republic.

Seadle, Michael

Library Hi Tech, v14 n4 p29-44 1996

Provides a history of the automation efforts at former East German libraries that have made their resources available for the first time. Highlights include World Wide Web home page addresses; library problems, including censorship; automation guidelines, funding, and cooperation; online catalogs; and specific examples of university libraries' automation. (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Censorship, Foreign Countries, Guidelines, Higher Education, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Cooperation, Library Funding, Online Catalogs, World Wide Web

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: East Germany

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