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Bonk, Sharon C. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1983
Discussion of increased automation in the book trade and in library acquisitions systems, which will lead to a new type of bookseller-library interface and relationship, notes electronic equipment, library requirements, book-trade response, and design of interactive systems. Thirteen references are provided. (EJS)
Descriptors: Automation, Information Networks, Libraries, Library Acquisition
Black, John B. – 1980
This outline of new technological developments and their applications in the library and information world considers innovations in three areas: automation, telecommunications, and the publishing industry. There is mention of the growth of online systems, minicomputers, microcomputers, and word processing; the falling costs of automation; the…
Descriptors: Information Networks, Information Services, Libraries, Library Automation
Williams, Frederick – Wilson Library Bulletin, 1982
Assesses the effect of the communications technology revolution on library and information specialists and the environment for the delivery of library services. Four functions affecting the library and information environment--management, communications, instruction, and publication--are noted. (EJS)
Descriptors: Automation, Information Networks, Information Systems, Libraries

Cortez, Edwin M. – Catholic Library World, 1982
Identifies technologies available to libraries and information centers for increasing and redirecting information services to patrons. Viewdata and teletext services, videodisc technology, online catalogs, and microcomputers are highlighted, and methods and strategies for effective implementation are discussed. (EJS)
Descriptors: Home Programs, Information Networks, Information Services, Information Systems
Norman, Ron – 1970
No library in Nebraska can be self-sufficient; and, what Nebraska badly needs is a pool of knowledge, a total information source. Nebraska's problem is how to make information in one part of the state available to a user in another part. A parallel problem is how to make this information available as quickly as possible. The requirements for a…
Descriptors: Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Networks, Libraries
Tebbetts, Diane R. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Examines the globalization of information and its implications for locally implemented online library systems. Global factors include worldwide telecommunications networks and the need for standards, and local factors include the importance of databases, multilingual requirements in libraries, and regional networking capabilities. Discusses how…
Descriptors: Databases, Global Approach, Information Networks, Information Technology
Cheney, B. J., Ed. – 1984
The first of two volumes of a conference proceedings, this document contains the welcome, the opening, the keynote addresses, and the invited papers, as well as a submitted paper by John Gillam which was not available for publication in the pre-prints (Volume 2) prior to the conference. Three addresses are not included in these proceedings and…
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Information Networks, Information Retrieval
Knight, Nancy H., Ed. – 1981
Included in these proceedings are edited versions of presentations given at a conference which was designed to provide an overview of some of the major telecommunication developments likely to impact libraries and information centers in the future. Technologies reviewed include slow-scan television, teleconferencing, and videodisc. Other papers…
Descriptors: Communications, Computers, Equipment Standards, Futures (of Society)

Wright, William F.; Hawkins, Donald T. – Special Libraries, 1981
This selective annotated bibliography lists 86 references on the following topics: future technology for libraries, library automation, paperless information systems; computer conferencing and electronic mail, videotext systems, videodiscs, communications technology, networks, information retrieval, cataloging, microcomputers, and minicomputers.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Divilbiss, James L., Ed. – 1985
This collection of papers addresses the impact of rapidly changing telecommunications technology on libraries. A brief introduction by James L. Divilbiss sets the stage for the following papers: (1) "Making Sense of New Technologies and New Legislation" (Joseph Ford); (2) "Selection and Use of Telecommunications Consultants for…
Descriptors: Electronic Equipment, Electronic Mail, Federal Legislation, Information Networks
Garfield, Eugene – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1983
The computerized databases that instantly tell if a document exists are not backed up by systems for instantaeously obtaining them. Librarians are spending increasing amounts of time locating and obtaining requested documents. Electronic delivery systems are seen as providing the solution. (MLW)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Facsimile Transmission, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Garfield, Eugene – National Forum: Phi Kappa Phi Journal, 1983
The computerized databases that instantly tell if a document exists are not backed up by systems for instanteously obtaining them. Librarians are spending increasing amounts of time locating and obtaining requested documents. Electronic delivery systems are seen as providing the solution. (MLW)
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Facsimile Transmission, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Shuler, John A. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Discusses the National Information Infrastructure and outlines proposed legislation and administrative initiatives that suggest a radical restructuring of existing support mechanisms for libraries. The need for an information and telecommunications policy is addressed; the telecommunications industry is described; and access to federal government…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Federal Government, Federal Legislation, Government Role
Balas, Janet L. – Computers in Libraries, 1993
Describes the Cleveland Free-Net, an information networking project of Case Western Reserve University and the Community Telecomputing Laboratory that provides electronic access to resources such as library catalog and reference services, government information, and health information to Cleveland's citizens. (EA)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Community Information Services, Full Text Databases, Health Programs

Neubauer, K. W. – Information Technology and Libraries, 1984
This overview of the information market and services available in the Federal Republic of Germany highlights online information systems (hosts, databases, networks); relation of Europe to United States and Germany; the German library system (problems and advantages of document delivery, online services); and telecommunication technology.…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Dissemination
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