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Information Technology and the Library.
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Raitt, D. – Electronic Library, 1983
Overview of recent developments in field of telecommunications, especially newer transmission media and equipment, highlights new information services and systems (telebanking, teleshopping, videotex); opportunities for libraries (storing material, information generation, provision of equipment, library management); reasons for adopting new…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Information Networks, Information Services, Library Automation
Electronic Mail as a Tool for the Information Professional.
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Clausen, Helge – Electronic Library, 1991
Discussion of computer-mediated communication (CMC) focuses on the use of electronic mail (E-mail) in the information field. Topics discussed include human aspects of CMC; examples of E-mail use in libraries and information centers, including the Danish Science Park Network (DSPN); and the use of E-mail for personal information systems. (48…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Scholarly Communication in the Network Environment: Issues of Principle, Policy and Practice.
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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
The French Videotex System, Minitel: Its Uses and Applications in Libraries.
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Lanoue, Margaret – Electronic Library, 1994
Describes the development of the French Minitel videotex system and reports results of a survey of Internet users regarding the use of Minitel. Telecommunications and government involvement are discussed; business, political, cultural, and sociological perspectives are considered; Minitel use in libraries is reviewed; and expansion in the United…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government Role, Information Networks, Library Role
Information Developments and Trends in Europe and Elsewhere.
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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
Walls around the Electronic Library.
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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