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ERIC Number: EJ539658

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Internet Public Library: Same Metaphors, New Service.

American Libraries, v28 n2 p56-59 Feb 1997

A discussion with the staff of the Internet Public Library (IPL), which began as a project at the University of Michigan, highlights its role in supplementing local public library services; classification; collection development policies; and the impact of legislation, copyright, and universal service on IPL. A sidebar presents IPL user statistics. (AEF)

Descriptors: Classification, Copyrights, Electronic Libraries, Information Dissemination, Information Services, Internet, Legislation, Library Collection Development, Library Policy, Library Services, Public Libraries

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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