This article examines the technical access barriers that inhibit the effective use of the information resources available on higher education networks; the emerging information server technology that promises to alleviate many access problems; and the growing popularity of the Z39.50 protocol, including questions about this information retrieval…

A discussion of the issues facing academic libraries looks at economic dilemmas, alternatives to traditional information distribution, electronic publishing, scholarly workstations, and electronic books. It concludes that libraries will play a significant and more dynamic role in the acquisition, organization, and services for new electronic…

In forming local or regional consortia, campus libraries will face not only some compromises with respect to campus policies but also a multitude of decisions relating to broader consortium issues. The Oakland Library Consortium in Pittsburgh is discussed. (MLW)