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IATUL Conference 1985.
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Information Services and Use, 1985
Summarizes presentations at conference on theme "The future of information resources for science and technology and role of libraries": industrial and commercial use of national, regional, and university resources; balance between public- and private-sector resources; local access in national and regional context; access to information…
Descriptors: Conferences, Futures (of Society), Information Sources, International Organizations
The Baby Bells Battle: Who Controls the Information Infrastructure?
Henderson, Carol C. – American Libraries, 1992
Discusses the policy issues surrounding the provision of electronic information services by the Regional Bell Operating Companies and describes court cases, legislative activities, and key players. Concerns for librarians, including freedom of expression, privacy, and access to service are noted; and a sidebar summarizes American Library…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Court Litigation, Federal Legislation, Futures (of Society)
Information Technology Section. Management and Technology Division. Papers
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on information technology, which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference, include: (1) "Automation's Impact on (Information) Users" by Arja-Riitta Haarala (Finland); (2) "Economics and Politics of Information Technology: Some Trends in Its Application to Information for…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computers, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
Parliamentary Libraries Section. General Research Libraries Division. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Papers on parliamentary and legislative libraries presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "Parliamentary Libraries and Networks," a brief overview by Dermot Englefield (United Kingdom) of the position of legislative libraries in national networks, the extent of legislative…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Government Libraries, Information Systems
Senate Inquiry into the Role of Libraries in the Online Environment: Submission from Public Libraries Australia
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Australian Library Journal, 2006
This submission represents the views of a newly formed organisation known as Public Libraries Australia. Formed to aggregate the political, service and infrastructure capacity of Australia's 1510 (ABS June 2000) public libraries, Public Libraries Australia will support and represent public libraries on a national basis. Networked across Australia…
Descriptors: Public Libraries, Foreign Countries, Library Associations, Library Role
International Federation of Library Associations General Conference, Montreal 1982. Official Opening Statements and Speeches. Plenary Session I and II. Papers.
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1982
Official opening statements and papers on networking and the development of information technology which were presented at the 1982 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) opening speeches by Else Granheim (IFLA president) and Kenneth H. Rogers (UNESCO Representative); (2) "The Importance of Networks…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Foreign Countries, Global Approach