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Library Functions, Scholarly Communication, and the Foundation of the Digital Library: Laying Claim to the Control Zone.
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Atkinson, Ross – Library Quarterly, 1996
Discussion of academic libraries and online systems focuses on core library services and a digital library which could serve as an alternative publishing mechanism for specialized scholarly communication. Highlights include adding value to sources of information; conflicts, including those with commercial publishers; and standardization and…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Conflict, Higher Education, Information Sources
Contingency and Contradiction: The Place(s) of the Library at the Dawn of the New Millennium.
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Atkinson, Ross – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
This article aims to suggest answers to two questions: What should be the primary purpose of information services in general and libraries in particular as we enter the new millennium? Assuming such a purpose, what array of services should the library be prepared to provide? These questions are approached mainly from the academic library…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Information Science
Managing Traditional Materials in an Online Environment: Some Definitions and Distinctions for a Future Collection Management.
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Atkinson, Ross – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1998
Effective management of traditional materials will remain essential even when digital resources dominate scholarly communication. Examines traditional and digital objects in information services; provides an overview of collection management; discusses goal values, information services as purveyor and repository, the role of collection management,…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Information Management