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| Information Services and Use | 3 |
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| Journal Articles | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 2 |
| Speeches/Meeting Papers | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
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| Canada | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
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Peer reviewedde Bruine, R. Frans – Information Services and Use, 1992
Discusses the role of the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) in the development of the electronic information industry in Europe. Activities aimed at libraries are described; the IMPACT program for developing the market for information services is explained; and problems of multilingualism are addressed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Foreign Countries, Information Services, Information Technology
Peer reviewedNkereuwem, E. E. – Information Services and Use, 1988
Discusses the need for emerging information technologies to be integrated into the Nigerian academic library environment for the improvement of existing systems and services, and the threat to the role of the academic library if new technologies are not embraced by the year 2000. (15 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSegal, JoAnn S. – Information Services and Use, 1988
Describes the development of centralized library networks and the current factors that make library sharing on a smaller scale feasible. The discussion covers the need to decide the level at which library cooperation should occur and the possibility of linking via the Open System Interface Reference Model. (37 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Centralization, Cost Effectiveness, Decentralization, Developed Nations
