Naisbitt's Megatrends: Some Implications for the Electronic Library.

Alloway, Catherine Suyak

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Publication Date: 1986

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Naisbitt's Megatrends: Some Implications for the Electronic Library.

Alloway, Catherine Suyak

Electronic Library, v4 n2 p114-18 Apr 1986

Discusses four megatrends from John Naisbitt's book--"Megatrends"--which have particular relevance to the electronic library: shift from industrial to information society; need to balance high-tech with high-touch; focus on self-help over institutional help; and change in organizational structures from pyramid hierarchies to networks. (MBR)

Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Human Relations, Influences, Information Services, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Role, Networks, Organizational Change, Social Change, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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