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Electronic Publishing and Its Impact on Books and Libraries: An Overview with Comment and Recommendation.
Wang, Chih – Electronic Publishing Review, 1986
Reviews definitions and the scope, history, technological capabilities, and other significant issues of electronic publishing. Advantages and disadvantages of electronic publishing are compared to those of traditional publishing, and possible future impacts of electronic publishing on books and libraries are considered. (CDD)
Descriptors: Computer Storage Devices, Copyrights, Data Processing, Databases
Look--No Paper! The Library of Tomorrow.
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Raitt, D. I. – Electronic Library, 1985
This scenario of a possible library of the future includes reviews of technology and equipment either currently or soon to be available to libraries for information input, storage, processing, output, and transmission; descriptions of several existing forward-looking library and information systems; and a discussion of the impact of futuristic…
Descriptors: Change, Communications Satellites, Computer Storage Devices, Futures (of Society)
Videodisc and Optical Digital Disk Technologies and Their Applications in Libraries. A Report to the Council on Library Resources.
Information Systems Consultants, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1985
This report examines the potential impact of optical media--videodiscs, compact audio discs, and optical disks, tapes, and cards--in library related applications. A detailed consideration of the technology includes discussion of the underlying principles, the various forms in which the technology is marketed, production methods and costs, and the…
Descriptors: Audiodisc Recordings, Computer Storage Devices, Information Processing, Information Retrieval