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Park, Bruce – American Libraries, 1992
Discusses the future of the library profession and suggests that librarianship could become marginalized (i.e., its significance could be diminished) as a result of automation if librarians do not broaden their vision and keep pace with technology. The roles of libraries, librarians, and library automation in an infrastructure for information…
Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Information Services, Information Technology, Librarians
Cisler, Steve – American Libraries, 1996
Discusses the effects of technological change and demographic shifts on the future of public libraries. Topics include displacement through disintermediation (replacing professional librarians with automated systems), the voucher movement, impact of new media on publishing, new information aggregators, cheaper computing equipment and Internet…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Community Programs, Costs, Demography
