Discusses legal, political, and economic implications of technological advancement that may affect the operations and services of libraries. The emphasis is international; however, many problems have national counterparts. Included is a description of ownership and copyright problems experienced by the international MARC network. (Author/RAA)

Facsimile is an electro-mechanical system for transmitting and receiving images. Libraries began to take an active interest in using facsimile equipment in the latter part of the 1960s. Since that time, telefacsimile has been used by libraries primarily as a method of reducing document delivery time between cooperating interlending institutions.…

Examination of the relationship among librarians, independent scholarly publishers, and scholars as natural partners in the creation and dissemination of knowledge highlights traditional functions and the disruption of the relationship caused by new technologies of electronic publishing and information networks. Ways of dealing constructively with…

Unesco's Department of Documentation Libraries and Archives was established in 1967. During its first three years of existence, the department organized and gradually established its services. In 1970 it consisted of three divisions: (1) Promotion of Research and International Co-operation in Documentation; (2) Development of Documentation,…

A new ruling by the Federal Communications Commission will allow licensed radio stations to transmit signals over FM subchannels for electronic mail, publishing, and news services. Data services being developed will provide an economical alternative to cable and telephone line transmissions, increase efficiency, and decrease response time for…

The context of this study includes: (1) the Government's arrangements to facilitate the flow of scientific and technical information, (2) the vast but amorphous "usership" of information in government, industry, the universities, and the public, and (3) the rapidly advancing technology of information. The purpose was to examine and…

No library in Nebraska can be self-sufficient; and, what Nebraska badly needs is a pool of knowledge, a total information source. Nebraska's problem is how to make information in one part of the state available to a user in another part. A parallel problem is how to make this information available as quickly as possible. The requirements for a…

Examines the workings of the existing system of computer data bases for technical and scientific information in the United States and raises questions about developing a public national information network. (JMF)

After discussing the nature of timeliness and its importance to the user of information systems, this document examines the factors which affect timeliness in three subsystems of the scientific communication system. The first subsystem moves a document from the existence of new knowledge to the point of entry into an information system; the second…

This directory of 62 library networks and information systems was produced from information collected in preparation for the First Conference of Texas Library Networks and Information Systems, cosponsored by the Texas Library Association and the Texas State Library, February 25-26, 1980 in Austin. A library network or information system is defined…

The paper concerns some of the economic considerations inherent in designing user services that incorporate various communication systems. It describes three such services considered important in providing information to the biomedical community comprised of practicing physicians and those engaged in teaching and research, as well as other…

Explores the major channels for dissemination of research results with reference to the role of libraries and other formal information centers in this communication process. Some problems existing within these channels, some recent advances in this dissemination process, and future trends are discussed. (Author/MBR)

The Oklahoma State Capacity Building Project, Project SEEK (Sooner Exchange for Educational Knowledge) emphasized three approaches in working toward building a comprehensive dissemination system for Oklahoma's educators: (1) systematic information collection, storage, retrieval, and delivery to educators through state education agency information…

The computerized databases that instantly tell if a document exists are not backed up by systems for instantaeously obtaining them. Librarians are spending increasing amounts of time locating and obtaining requested documents. Electronic delivery systems are seen as providing the solution. (MLW)

The computerized databases that instantly tell if a document exists are not backed up by systems for instanteously obtaining them. Librarians are spending increasing amounts of time locating and obtaining requested documents. Electronic delivery systems are seen as providing the solution. (MLW)