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Kahin, Brian – Electronic Library, 1992
Discussion of legal and ethical issues raised by the growth of research networking focuses on two general areas: (1) communication, prepublication, and publication; and (2) the network as a distribution environment. Issues considered include joint authorship, rights in computer conferencing, derivative works, control of dissemination, site…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Court Litigation, Electronic Publishing, Federal Legislation

Bulick, Stephen – Electronic Library, 1990
Discusses the current status of 4 developments that will determine the emergence of generally available multimedia information services: high-bandwidth networks; inexpensive user appliances capable of handling multimedia; adoption of standards for representation, compression, packaging, and transmission; and development of a corpus of multimedia…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Cost Effectiveness, Delivery Systems, Futures (of Society)

Raitt, David – Electronic Library, 1991
Discusses worldwide developments and trends in information technology. Highlights include online databases versus CD-ROMs; audiotex and voice processing; fax information delivery; networks and gateway services; possibilities in eastern Europe; national information policies; effects of the creation of a single European market; and the role of…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Databases, Facsimile Transmission, Foreign Countries

King, Hannah – Electronic Library, 1993
Questions the wisdom of permitting visions of the electronic library to drive budgets and strategic planning. Social and economic realities limiting user access to information, new roles for librarians, and models that guide management of information resources and services by real librarians for real users are discussed. A proposed action agenda…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Budgets, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries

van Brakel, Pieter A. – Electronic Library, 1991
Discusses the concept of electronic workstations and describes four different types: (1) the academic workstation; (2) the reference workstation (i.e., for end users); (3) the information specialist workstation; and (4) the workstation for management information. The creation of a new integrated information center (ICC) is also described. (11…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases

Sturges, Paul – Electronic Library, 1992
Discussion of humanities research focuses on activities of the British Library Research and Development Department (BLRDD), particularly the Humanities Information Review Panel. The influence of technology on humanities research is considered, including word processing, greater availability of computer networks, and the online public access…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Networks, Foreign Countries