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Oversight Hearing on the Problem of "Brittle Books" in Our Nation's Libraries. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education of the Committee of Education and Labor. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (March 3, 1987).

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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987

Held to solicit the opinions of experts regarding the preservation of the brittle books in the nation's libraries, this hearing was intended to determine the appropriate federal, state, and private sector roles; learn the magnitude of costs and who should bear them; and explore what procedures are necessary to insure that selection decisions are…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Books, Cooperation, Financial Support

The Social Position of Electronic Text Centers.

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Engle, Michael – Library Hi Tech, 1998

Describes the development of an electronic text center in the Cornell University (New York) library. Discusses effects of spanning traditionally separate areas of the library, such as collection development, reference and instruction, information technology and support, and stack maintenance; staff skills needed; and the importance of…

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Cooperation