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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
Download full textUnited Aircraft Corporate Systems Center, Farmington, CT. – 1966
Performed under the guidance of the Connecticut State Library and the Connecticut State Library Research Advisory Committee, this study includes (1) a survey of Connecticut librarians and library users to evaluate the need for a Library Research Center, (2) a design concept for a proposed operational system and a plan for its implementation, and…
Descriptors: Automation, Centralization, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
