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Peer reviewedBarker, Philip – Electronic Library, 1996
Discusses changes that have taken place within library systems as a consequence of the emergence of new computer-based technologies. Highlights include using electronic documents; electronic libraries; digital projects; educational applications; and a case study of OASIS (Open Access Student Information Service), a document handling system in the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Case Studies, Computer Uses in Education, Electronic Libraries
Peer reviewedBarker, Philip – Electronic Library, 1994
Discusses the basic functions of library systems and their knowledge transfer role in modern societies. Four types of library systems that could arise from new technologies are identified: polymedia, electronic, digital, and virtual. Each of these systems is described, their distinguishing features identified, and their implications discussed.…
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society)
