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The National Electronic Library : a guide to the future for library managers
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The National Electronic Library : a guide to the future for library managers

Author: Gary M Pitkin
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Series: The Greenwood library management collection
Edition/Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The National Information Infrastructure will bring information to the doorstep of every household. Librarianship must respond to this development through the National Electronic Library. This professional reference is a definitive guide to the concept of the National Electronic Library and the impacts of the electronic environment on the traditional library. The volume overviews the background and major issues  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Gary M Pitkin
ISBN: 0313296138 9780313296130
OCLC Number: 33440635
Description: x, 192 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: The National Electronic Library : the environment personified / Joy Reed Hughes and Karyle S. Butcher -- Consortia and the National Electronic Library / Alan N. Charnes -- The academic institution and the National Electronic Library / Thomas M. Peischl -- The public enterprise and the National Electronic Library / Agnes M. Griffen -- Library education and the National Electronic Library / Faye N. Vowell -- Reengineering existing buildings to serve the academic community / Delmus E. Williams -- The architect's point of view / Craig Hartman, John Parman, and Cheryl Parker -- Collection development in the revolutionized environment / Johannah Sherrer -- Public services in the revolutionized environment / David F. Kohl -- Technical services in the revolutionized environment / William A. Gosling -- Strategic planning and the allocation of library resources / Gary M. Pitkin -- Are libraries necessary in the revolutionized environment? / Robert C. Heterick, Jr.
Series Title: The Greenwood library management collection
Responsibility: edited by Gary M. Pitkin.

Abstract:

The National Information Infrastructure will bring information to the doorstep of every household. Librarianship must respond to this development through the National Electronic Library. This professional reference is a definitive guide to the concept of the National Electronic Library and the impacts of the electronic environment on the traditional library. The volume overviews the background and major issues related to electronic librarianship and provides practical advice to assist librarians in strategic planning related to the National Electronic Library.

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