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Information Communication Highways in the 1990s: An Analysis of Their Potential Impact on Library Automation.
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Kibirige, Harry M. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Discussion of the potential effects of fiber optic-based communication technology on information networks and systems design highlights library automation. Topics discussed include computers and telecommunications systems, the importance of information in national economies, microcomputers, local area networks (LANs), national computer networks,…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer System Design, Copyrights, Information Networks
What if Libraries Are Artifact-Bound Institutions?
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Lewis, David W. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1998
Considers whether libraries are artifact-bound institutions and therefore will be replaced as the dominant technology for information communication moves from tangible objects to electronic bits on a network. Topics include what libraries are for; libraries as information subsidy; subsidies for networked information; and the digital library as…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Information Networks, Information Technology
Special Section: First Annual VTLS Library Director's Conference--Linking Multimedia Digital Libraries: Where We Are, Where We're Going.
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Scheid, Barbara L.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1992
Includes seven articles that report on the 1991 library director's conference sponsored by VTLS Inc. Highlights include linking multimedia digital libraries; NREN (National Research and Education Network) and CNI (Coalition for Networked Information); the role of NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Sciences): library…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Conferences, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries
Network Literacy: A Role for Libraries?
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McClure, Charles R. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1994
Explores the impact of electronic networking on social evolution, new notions of literacy, and social equity. Strategies to develop the Internet/NREN as a vehicle for reconnecting segments of society and promoting a network-literate population are needed. The role of libraries and the educational community in accomplishing these objectives must be…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Literacy, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society)