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The National Electronic Library A Guide to the Future for Library Managers

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Edited by Gary M. Pitkin

ISBN: 0-313-29613-8

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29613-0

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208 pages, figures

Greenwood Press

Publication: 6/30/1996

List Price: $75.00 (UK Sterling Price: £41.95)

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Media Type: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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Series Title: The Greenwood Library Management Collection

Description: The National Information Infrastructure will bring information to the doorstep of every household. Librarianship must respond to this development through the National Electronic Library. Librarianship as a profession must set the information agenda if it is to be a viable and influential entity in the electronic environment. Traditional library services are being redefined by technology, and the concept of the "National Electronic Library" must combine the roles of the academic institution, public enterprise, and library education. This professional reference is a guide to assist librarians in planning for the future. The volume maintains that the growing electronic environment is driving a cultural transformation in which libraries must examine and understand what libraries have been, what they are, and what they need to be. Libraries need to participate actively in this transformation in order to remain the central providers of information and related services. The book explores the National Electronic Library as a concept and formal organization. Library services, collections, and the physical facility are examined in terms of present and future needs based on the rapidly changing electronic environment, and the volume relates the future management of information to administrative structures, constituencies, public and technical services, collection development, education, and strategic planning.

Table of Contents:

Introduction by Gary M. Pitkin
The Revolution Personified: The National Electronic Library by Joy Reed Hughes and Karyle S. Butcher
Consortia and the National Electronic Library by Alan V. Charnes
The Academic Institution and the National Electronic Library by Thomas M. Peischl
The Public Enterprise and the National Electronic Library by Agnes M. Griffen
Library Education and the National Electronic Library by Faye N. Vowell
Reengineering Existing Buildings to Serve the Academic Community by Delmus E. Williams
The Architect's Point of View by Craig Hartman, John Parman, and Cheryl Parker
Collection Development in the Revolutionized Environment by Johannah Sherrer
Public Services in the Revolutionized Environment by David F. Kohl
Technical Services in the Revolutionized Environment by William A. Gosling
Strategic Planning and the Allocation of Library Resources by Gary M. Pitkin
Are Libraries Necessary in the Revolutionized Environment by Robert C. Hetrick, Jr.
Selected Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 95-40028

LCC Class: Z674

Dewey Class: 021


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