Asking the Right Questions about Information Technology: Until We Begin, We're Skating on Thin Philosophical Ice.

Buschman, John

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ERIC Number: EJ421657

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Publication Date: 1990

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Asking the Right Questions about Information Technology: Until We Begin, We're Skating on Thin Philosophical Ice.

Buschman, John

American Libraries, v21 n11 p1026-27,1029-30 Dec 1990

Discusses the role of information technology in libraries and suggests that more questions need to be asked about its proper role. Topics discussed include the relationship of technological advances to social progress; private versus public sector control; changing values of librarianship; social and political implications; and access to information. (27 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Information Technology, Library Automation, Political Issues, Private Sector, Public Sector, Science and Society, Sociocultural Patterns, Technological Advancement, Values

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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