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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)
