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Peer reviewedDowlin, Kenneth E. – Library Trends, 1995
Libraries need to adapt their systems for the collection, preservation, organization, and distribution of information to take advantage of new technology and communication tools. Libraries that successfully adapt these systems will become a more central institution in the community served. (AEF)
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Dissemination
Peer reviewedDowlin, Kenneth E.; And Others – Information Technology and Libraries, 1991
Three papers address the future of libraries and the role of OCLC. Highlights include changes in public libraries, including access to information and technological changes; electronic information systems and their integration with print systems; interlibrary loan; cooperative collection development; and service to the managerial and professional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Bibliographic Utilities, Business


