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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1974
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED094739 |
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- From the Chair of the Presidency. [Aspects of Library Technology the College Administrator Should Be Aware Of]. Schure, Alexander College Administration College Libraries Educational Technology Information Needs Information Science Information Systems Librarians Library Expenditures Library Planning Library Science University administrators must not fail to consider the increasingly sophisticated library technology when making administrative and budgetary decisions about college libraries. The declining traditional student enrollment combined with an expansion of continuing education means that the role of the central compus library must be reconsidered. The information explosion, the increased specialization, and the growth of user population have placed severe burdens on libraries. The instroduction of new technology to libraries has met with problems and has been sometimes disappointing, and the long-range view of librarians tends to be that this new technology threatens their position. The systems and technologies most likely to have the greatest impact on libraries in the future are computers, microreproduction (microfiche, microforms), broad band communication (coaxial cables, microwave, satellites, and lasers), video reproducers, and books and graphic devices. (WH)