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Ershova, Tatiana V.; Hohlov, Yuri E. – 2000
This paper discusses library development in the changing environment arising within the forthcoming Information/Knowledge Society. The role of the library as a social institution is examined in the context of the evolution of the whole literary and knowledge system. Ideas about conceptual changes to be introduced by the library in order to respond…
Descriptors: Change, Electronic Libraries, Information Technology, Library Development
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Raber, Douglas; Budd, John M. – Public Libraries, 1999
Discusses four competing public images of the public library and its relation to information technology, as identified in recent research: the traditional library, the resisting library, the adapting library, and the co-opted library. Suggests that the public perceives the management of public information as a complex problem requiring a variety…
Descriptors: Change, Library Development, Library Role, Library Services
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Thornton, Glenda A. – Library Trends, 2000
As the purchase of virtual resources accelerates, particularly through consortial agreements, the autonomy of the local library will fade and the roles of librarians will change drastically. This rapid transformation is illustrated by a discussion of OhioLINK and its positive and negative effects on one member library. (Contains 21 references.)…
Descriptors: Change, Consortia, Information Technology, Librarians
Krummel, D. W. – 1999
Occasional Papers deal with varied aspects of librarianship and consist of papers that generally are too long or too detailed for publication in a periodical, or are of specialized or contemporary interest. This latest volume in the Occasional Paper series reviews the changing and cumulative institutional functions of libraries in Western…
Descriptors: Change, Libraries, Library Development, Library History
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Dobb, Linda S. – Library Trends, 1999
Describes four library retreats held by the Bowling Green State University library staff from 1995 to 1998. The retreats reflect changes in library work and management theory that have occurred. The importance of technology to library work is recognized, but there is also a growing realization of the importance of developing a flexible staff…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Information Technology
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Wenzel, Sarah G. – Library Quarterly, 1999
Discusses political and cultural battles over the role of a national library in France and the future direction and function of libraries in general. Uses accounts from the press to trace changes in the project as well as ways in which it influenced French librarianship. Contains 34 references. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Change, Cultural Influences, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society)
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Himmelfarb, Gertrude – Library Trends, 1999
There is an electronic revolution in the library which may prove to be a revolution in the humanities and in the nature of learning and education. The humanities are an essentially human enterprise of which the record reposes in books in libraries. The central role of libraries in preserving these ideas must survive the electronic revolution.…
Descriptors: Archives, Change, Culture, Electronic Libraries
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Webb, T. D.; Zhang, Bin – Library Hi Tech, 1997
The appearance of revolutionary information technologies must elicit equivalent responses from the library profession. Creating local online databases--information dropshipping--is an activity that public and academic libraries can implement. Through technology, libraries can create a new domain on the production side of knowledge and information.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Database Design, Information Industry
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Freels, Judy; Kruse, Claire; Richards, David; Sophiea, Laura – Knowledge Quest, 2001
School library media specialists (SLMSs) in the Rochester (Michigan) Community Schools decided it was crucial to come to a consensus about key roles of SLMSs in successful school library media programs. They identified the following roles: information specialist, instructional partner, and program administrator. To educate administrators, staff…
Descriptors: Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Librarians, Library Administration
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Lynch, Beverly P., Ed. – New Directions for Higher Education, 1995
The purpose of this book is to identify some of the trends being confronted as information technology becomes more pervasive in university libraries and campus agencies. The seven papers in this volume address issues and concerns that the transformation will raise while campus administrators, faculty members, and others work to find ways to move…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Accreditation (Institutions), Change, Futures (of Society)
Daly, Michael J. – 1997
Controversy is the current state of opinion among librarians and others about the future of libraries. The proponents of the electronic library say that now that information is readily available from sources other than the library, the role of the library must be rethought. Some of the advocates of the electronic library see the elimination of the…
Descriptors: Change, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Information Industry
Simmons-Welburn, Janice, Comp. – Spec Kit, 2000
Over the past 10 years, many changes have affected the roles of librarians and other professionals in research libraries. The changes have been caused, in part, by technological advances, reorganizations, more focus on libraries as learning organizations, the use of teams and team-based approaches to tasks, and a recognition of diversity's…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Change, Higher Education, Librarians
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Kresh, Diane; Arret, Linda – Reference & User Services Quarterly, 1998
Reflects on issues raised at the Library of Congress Institute on "Reference Service in a Digital Age." Discusses technology-oriented changes at the Library of Congress; the changing reference service model; collaborative partnerships; staff training; and the role of the reference librarian in the digital environment. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change, Cooperative Programs, Information Services, Information Technology
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Wilkins, Catherine E. – Education Libraries, 1995
Examines issues and trends surrounding the changing library environment, and how changes have influenced the role of librarians. Analysis of the library environment in the past, present, and future included four elements: (1) role of the librarian; (2) library collections; (3) technologies; and (4) users' needs. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Librarians
Ward, Robert; Robins, David – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1998
Compares three system models (closed, open, dissipative) with traditional models for adoption of new technology and library operations. Argues that information-provider organizations (libraries) must be able to adapt to radical changes in their environments in order to remain viable economic entities. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Change, Economic Impact, Information Services, Information Systems
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