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Publication Date: 1995
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The Challenge of Electronic Services Librarianship.
He, Peter Wei; Knee, Michael
RSR: Reference Services Review, v23 n4 p7-12 1995
Describes the emerging position of electronic services librarian. Explains how the position was created to meet the demands of OPACs (online public access catalogs), computers and CD-ROMs, the Internet, and multimedia applications in academic libraries. Topics include the gap between user services librarians and technical specialists, hiring process suggestions, and organizational and bureaucratic issues. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Computer Networks, Higher Education, Internet, Job Development, Librarians, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Catalogs, Library Public Services, Microcomputers, Multimedia Materials, Online Catalogs, Optical Data Disks, Personnel Selection, Technological Advancement, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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