The Electronic Workstation: Challenges for the Information Specialist.

van Brakel, Pieter A.

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Publication Date: 1991

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The Electronic Workstation: Challenges for the Information Specialist.

van Brakel, Pieter A.

Electronic Library, v9 n4-5 p211-15 Aug-Oct 1991

Discusses the concept of electronic workstations and describes four different types: (1) the academic workstation; (2) the reference workstation (i.e., for end users); (3) the information specialist workstation; and (4) the workstation for management information. The creation of a new integrated information center (ICC) is also described. (11 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Computer Software, Databases, Higher Education, Information Scientists, Information Technology, Library Services, Management Information Systems, Microcomputers, Online Systems, Optical Data Disks, Reference Services, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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