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Helfer, Doris Small – Searcher, 1999
Describes work at the University of California libraries to accommodate change and plan for digital technology. Topics include cost-effective resource sharing, supporting print collections, beneficial collaborations, scholarly and scientific communication, continuous planning, and the establishment of the California Digital Library. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change Strategies, Cost Effectiveness, Electronic Libraries
The Role and Future of Special Collections in Research Libraries: British and American Perspectives.
Peer reviewedCullen, Charles T.; And Others – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Six papers from a seminar on special collections in research libraries address special collections and the scholarly community; the function of special collections in research and education; services and development issues; the evolving character of special collections; special collections in emerging information delivery programs; and the…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Futures (of Society), Higher Education
Peer reviewedLees, Francis C. – Journal of Library Administration, 1993
Describes the library at Rockefeller University and considers how it may be a model for future research libraries, i.e., the distributed library relying on remote resources. Highlights include resource sharing and interlibrary loan; research and scholarly interactions focused outside the library; decentralization of research information; and a…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Decentralization, Futures (of Society)
