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O'Leary, Mick – Online, 1997
Reviews the historical development of online information in libraries, including computers, software, and networks. Highlights include quotes from leaders in the field; the end-user movement; commercial products from vendors; the spread of the Internet and its effects on online companies and searchers; options on the World Wide Web; and future…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Peer reviewedBeckman, Margaret – Library Trends, 1987
Reviews the process through which the University of Guelph Library moved from offline to online catalog access; discusses the impact of information technology on the role of the academic library as an information resource center for an electronic educational network; and discusses the goals of this library, given that role. (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Foreign Countries
