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The Roles of the Future Library.
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Murr, Lawrence E.; Williams, James B. – Library Hi Tech, 1987
Discusses emerging roles for the library and librarian, including services in the following areas: (1) special collection management and reference; (2) information systems; (3) expert systems; (4) electronic publishing; (5) telecommunications networking; and (6) computer support. The technologies of artificial intelligence, graphic imaging,…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Librarians, Library Networks
Archival and Bibliographic Information Networks.
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Bearman, David – Journal of Library Administration, 1986
Describes the development of library and bibliographic information networks, differences between the functions of archives and libraries, and the challenge to create information networks which encompass both library and archival materials. (CLB)
Descriptors: Archives, Bibliographic Utilities, Information Networks, Information Technology
Telecommunications.
Froehlich, Fritz E., Ed.; Montgomery, K. Leon, Ed. – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1990
Six articles address telecommunications issues that are relevant to library and information science. Topics discussed include national library networks, the growth of computer networks, telecommunications strategies for academic libraries, the need to increase process research in telecommunications, and the potential of future lightwave…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Information Science
Cooperative Reference Service.
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Orgren, Carl F. – Reference Librarian, 1994
Examines the current state of cooperative reference services through a review of the literature and interviews with librarians involved in cooperative services. Topics discussed include the need for cooperative reference services; structure, staffing, and funding; the use of communications technology; and factors to consider in planning…
Descriptors: Communications, Information Technology, Interviews, Library Cooperation
Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Libraries.
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Riggs, Donald E., Ed. – Journal of Library Administration, 1989
Librarians from different types of libraries discuss creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship in 17 articles. Some of the areas discussed are: organizational aspects influencing creativity; creativity and leadership; innovation in public and technical services; strategies for developing library support; library and information science…
Descriptors: Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Financial Support, Information Services
Analysis of Selected Research.
Helmick, Aileen – School Library Media Annual (SLMA), 1994
Analyzes selected research articles published in 1993 that address issues affecting school library media centers. Highlights include collection of circulation statistics, staffing patterns, challenges to library materials, technology utilization, library automation, access to children's literature by Spanish-speaking children, library networks,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education
Electronic Technology and Access to Information.
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Downes, Robin N. – Journal of Library Administration, 1990
Discussion of access to information in academic libraries focuses on the effects information technology is having and will continue to have on libraries and on users. Topics discussed include electronic publishing; CD-ROM; cooperative collection development and resource sharing; library networks; internal bibliographic and processing systems;…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Electronic Publishing, Full Text Databases