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Download full textWright, A. J. – 1982
This discussion of nongovernmental public- and private-sector fee-based information services in the changing library, social, and technological environment includes descriptions of the relationships between libraries and commercial firms, types of fee-based information services, and the services provided by commercial information vendors. Brief…
Descriptors: Business, Fees, History, Information Networks
Griffiths, Jose-Marie – Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Discusses the effects of microcomputers on online services and products from the perspectives of the major participants in the online industry--database creators and providers; service or network operators; libraries and information brokers; and end users. Ongoing developments and trends affecting participant groups are reviewed. Three references…
Descriptors: Databases, Information Networks, Information Scientists, Information Services
Black, John B. – 1980
This outline of new technological developments and their applications in the library and information world considers innovations in three areas: automation, telecommunications, and the publishing industry. There is mention of the growth of online systems, minicomputers, microcomputers, and word processing; the falling costs of automation; the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Services, Libraries, Library Automation
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
The National Commission on Libraries and Information Science held its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 21, 1975. Oral testimony was given by college, university, public, state, school, county, and special librarians, as well as by publishers, educators, library association officials, interested citizens,…
Descriptors: Community Information Services, Copyrights, Federal Programs, Financial Support
National Agricultural Library (USDA), Washington, DC. – 1971
In October 1970, the Agricultural Sciences Information Network (ASIN) Committee was established by the joint landgrant/USDA Agriculture Research Policy Advisory Committee (ARPAC). The ASIN Committee was directed to review various network concepts as a means of improving information services to professional agriculturalists in the private and…
Descriptors: Agriculture, Information Centers, Information Needs, Information Networks
Peer reviewedClausen, Helge – Electronic Library, 1991
Discussion of computer-mediated communication (CMC) focuses on the use of electronic mail (E-mail) in the information field. Topics discussed include human aspects of CMC; examples of E-mail use in libraries and information centers, including the Danish Science Park Network (DSPN); and the use of E-mail for personal information systems. (48…
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, Foreign Countries, Information Centers, Information Networks
Birmingham, Mary Treacy – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Suggests that facilitation of communication and sharing between libraries and information providers through microcomputer-based information networks creates an unprecedented need to know each other's priorities while addressing the whole network's needs. Systematic planning toward this end must be deliberate and directed, based on shared values…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Planning, Information Needs, Information Networks
Peer reviewedCortez, Edwin M. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Identifies technologies available to libraries and information centers for increasing and redirecting information services to patrons. Viewdata and teletext services, videodisc technology, online catalogs, and microcomputers are highlighted, and methods and strategies for effective implementation are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Systems
National Library of Australia, Canberra. – 1978
This publication seeks to bring together sufficient details of information sources relating to the technical and scientific needs of industry so that workers can identify the most appropriate source for a given problem. Produced under the guidance of the Australian Industry Information Network Liaison Committee convened by the National Library of…
Descriptors: Directories, Industry, Information Needs, Information Networks
Peer reviewedHimmelfarb, Gertrude – American Scholar, 1997
Changes in library services due to advancing information technology constitute a revolution comparable to invention of the printing press. Democratization of access to knowledge is a positive development, but it should not be confused with democratization of knowledge. This is where any system of information networking may be misleading; in…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Democratic Values, Information Networks, Information Services
National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, Washington, DC. – 1975
This is the first of two volumes of written testimony presented to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) at its Mid-Atlantic States Regional Hearing held May 21, 1975 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Statements are provided by public, academic, research, special, regional, state, and school librarians, as well as by…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Community Information Services, Copyrights, Federal Programs
Duke, Barbara – 1980
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…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Systems
Grimes, George – 1969
This document is one of a series describing the background, functions, and utilization of the Regional Information System (RIS) developed by the Michigan-Ohio Regional Educational Laboratory (MOREL). The continuing history of the field of librarianship and information services is reviewed in this report. The first part covers ancient times to the…
Descriptors: Automation, Educational Research, History, Information Centers
Peer reviewedLancaster, F. W.; Smith, Linda C. – Library Trends, 1979
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)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Centers, Information Dissemination, Information Networks
Peer reviewedKu, Karl Min – World Libraries, 1996
The Library and Information Service (LIS) is a reference source for the Legislative Yuan in Taiwan comprised of books, periodicals, newspapers, microforms, and CD-ROMs. This article provides an overview of the LIS creation, resources and services. Includes the Legislative Information System (LEGISIS), a network offering multimedia information,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body), Information Networks, Information Services
