Depository Libraries in the 1990s: Whither, or Wither Depositories?.

Smith, Diane H.

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Publication Date: 1990

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Depository Libraries in the 1990s: Whither, or Wither Depositories?

Smith, Diane H.

Government Publications Review, v17 n4 p301-24 Jul-Aug 1990

Discusses the workability of federal depository libraries in dealing with information in electronic format (i.e., optical discs, compact discs, and databases available through mainframe computer access), and presents results of two surveys designed to assess the attitudes and practices of depository libraries toward electronic information. Copies of the surveys are included. (23 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Databases, Depository Libraries, Federal Government, Futures (of Society), Government Publications, Information Dissemination, Information Technology, Library Collection Development, Library Materials, Library Services, Library Surveys, Optical Disks, Research Libraries

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Language: English

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