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Chaos Breeds Life: Finding Opportunities for Library Advancement during a Period of Collection Schizophrenia.
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Neal, James G. – Journal of Library Administration, 1999
Examines the changes that are affecting academic library collection development. Highlights include computer technology; digital information; networking; virtual reality; hypertext; fair use and copyrights; technological infrastructure; digital libraries; information policy; academic and scholarly publishing; and experiences at the Johns Hopkins…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Electronic Libraries, Higher Education
Twilight of the Gods? Bibliographers in the Electronic Age.
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Hazen, Dan – Library Trends, 2000
Examines bibliographers and collection development in terms of seven sometimes overlapping contexts in order to gauge how and why their roles have changed in the past and to speculate about the future. Dimensions examined include the system of scholarly communication; information marketplace; library and university as organization; technological…
Descriptors: Change, Futures (of Society), Information Industry, Information Technology
Brief Communication. The Impact of Electronic Journals on Library Functions.
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von Ungern-Sternberg, Sara; Lindquist, Mats G. – Journal of Information Science, 1995
Examines how electronic journals are increasing the demands on library collection development, access, and ownership of electronic information. Presents collection development scenarios that address the effects of technology on library processes, and raises some technical and social issues created by electronic information. Also discusses the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Electronic Journals, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society)
Technical Services in 1984 and 1985.
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Swora, Tamara; And Others – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
Three articles review the literature on the new information technologies as they relate to library technical services in 1984 and 1985. Swora and Fischer review micrographics, optical disk technology, and the fair use debate; Pankake covers collection development and acquisitions; and Linken describes changes in serials management. (EM)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Copyrights, Electronic Publishing, Library Acquisition
The Rise in Consumerism: The Year's Work in Serials, 1990.
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Lonberger, Jana – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1991
Examines major issues and trends in serials management represented in the literature published during 1990. Topics covered include the pricing crisis; publishing and scholarly communication; cancellation projects; technological developments and alternatives to print; claiming and replacement activities; acquisitions and collection development;…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Communication (Thought Transfer), Library Administration
Collection Analysis Project. Interim Report.
Collier, Carol; And Others – 1984
This interim report of the University of Wyoming's Collection Analysis Project, whose purpose is to examine the university library's collection development process and make workable recommendations for process improvement, consists of a brief history of the library's collection, including a review of the evolution of the collection development…
Descriptors: College Libraries, Financial Support, Government Role, Higher Education