CD-ROM and the Academic Reference Librarian: A Review of the Literature.

Thornburg, Barbara J.

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ERIC Number: EJ451807

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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CD-ROM and the Academic Reference Librarian: A Review of the Literature.

Thornburg, Barbara J.

Electronic Library, v10 n4 p219-21 Aug 1992

Examines the effects of CD-ROM on academic library reference work. Topics discussed include the impact on job duties of the reference librarian; impact on users; system drawbacks; location of equipment; search strategies of users versus librarians; budgetary concerns; and future ramifications, including networking and electronic publishing. (10 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Job Analysis, Librarians, Library Expenditures, Library Services, Literature Reviews, Local Area Networks, Optical Data Disks, Problems, Reference Services, Search Strategies, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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