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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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1980
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| author | Black, John B. |
| author_facet | Black, John B. Black, John B. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | New Information Technologies: Some Observations on What Is in Store for Libraries. Black, John B. Information Networks Information Services Libraries Library Automation Online Systems Technological Advancement Telecommunications This outline of new technological developments and their applications in the library and information world considers innovations in three areas: automation, telecommunications, and the publishing industry. There is mention of the growth of online systems, minicomputers, microcomputers, and word processing; the falling costs of automation; the growing use of packet switching and other digital networks, interactive cable television, fiber optics, and electronic mail systems; and the development of electronic publishing, micropublishing, and videodisk publishing. The paper concludes with a brief review of the implications of the new technologies for library services, networks, staff, collections, materials, buildings, and budgets. (ESR) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1980 |
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| spellingShingle | New Information Technologies: Some Observations on What Is in Store for Libraries. Black, John B. Information Networks Information Services Libraries Library Automation Online Systems Technological Advancement Telecommunications New Information Technologies: Some Observations on What Is in Store for Libraries. Black, John B. Information Networks Information Services Libraries Library Automation Online Systems Technological Advancement Telecommunications This outline of new technological developments and their applications in the library and information world considers innovations in three areas: automation, telecommunications, and the publishing industry. There is mention of the growth of online systems, minicomputers, microcomputers, and word processing; the falling costs of automation; the growing use of packet switching and other digital networks, interactive cable television, fiber optics, and electronic mail systems; and the development of electronic publishing, micropublishing, and videodisk publishing. The paper concludes with a brief review of the implications of the new technologies for library services, networks, staff, collections, materials, buildings, and budgets. (ESR) |
| title | New Information Technologies: Some Observations on What Is in Store for Libraries. |
| topic | Information Networks Information Services Libraries Library Automation Online Systems Technological Advancement Telecommunications |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED225579 |