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Nelson, Nancy; And Others – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1987
This special issue on CD-ROM comprises six articles covering the following topics: (1) an overview of the library market; (2) the producer's perspective; (3) implementation issues; (4) problems; (5) future needs and trends; and (6) a 23-item bibliography which includes an annotated section designed as a self-instructional module. (MES)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Databases, Evaluation Criteria, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedSwanson, Don R. – Library Quarterly, 1979
Examines current problems and future roles of libraries in facilitating the growth of knowledge, and discusses the regulative role of price mechanism, autonomy, and centralism, given the role of criticism and the problem-solving nature of research. Issues discussed are examined against national library and information services planning proposals.…
Descriptors: Centralization, Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Information Services
Beiser, Karl – Online, 1993
Describes Kodak's Photo CD technology, a format for the storage and retrieval of photographic images in electronic form. Highlights include current and future Photo CD formats; computer imaging technology; ownership issues; hardware for using Photo CD; software; library and information center applications, including image collections and…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Futures (of Society), Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Neff, Raymond K. – EDUCOM Bulletin, 1985
Details trends in information access, services, packaging, dissemination, and networking, service fees, archival storage devices, and electronic information packaging that could lead to complete mergers of academic libraries and computing centers with shared responsibilities. University of California at Berkeley's comprehensive strategy for…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Simulation, Educational Cooperation, Fees
Peer reviewedWeiskel, Timothy C. – College and Research Libraries, 1986
New technologies for generating, storing, and transmitting information will radically change information flow on college campuses and in society at large. University librarians will need to design environments for storing and retrieving these new types of information that will continue to nurture the life of the mind and support scholarship.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Networks, Costs
Martin, Harry S., III; Kendrick, Curtis L. – Library Administration and Management, 1994
Discusses reasons why libraries are being forced to seek new forms of information storage. A hypothetical scenario of user-initiated document delivery alternatives integrated with a search process used by a professor using the Harvard OnLine Library Information System is presented. Extensive notes elaborate on the process and the technology…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Books, Computer Software, Futures (of Society)
