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Paulin, Lorna	1
Swanson, Don R.	1

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Recent Developments in the Provision of Public Library Services in the United Kingdom.

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Paulin, Lorna – Library Quarterly, 1978

Comments on changes in the public library in the United Kingdom due to local government reorganization and recurring financial crises, and discusses the implications of networking and technological innovation. (CWM)

Descriptors: Financial Problems, Governmental Structure, Library Automation, Library Networks

Libraries and the Growth of Knowledge.

Peer reviewed

Swanson, 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