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Van Arsdale, William O. – Library Journal, 1986
Compares current problems with optical disks to errors made with past technological innovations in libraries. Lack of hardware standardization, software incompatibility, and high prices are discussed. Widespread library commitment not to purchase optical disc systems until both technical standards and price guidelines are established is advocated.…
Descriptors: Costs, Information Technology, Library Acquisition, Library Expenditures
Cohn, John M. – Library Journal, 1979
Discusses the meaning of stimulation and substitution in the context of federal aid to libraries and suggests how these uses are likely to affect library funding in the immediate future. (Author/JVP)
Descriptors: Budgets, Federal Aid, Library Administration, Library Expenditures
