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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
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| Language: | en |
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1984
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED258581 |
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- Meeting Changing Needs. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Annual Report, 1982-1983. Annual Reports Cooperative Programs Electronics Industry Ethnic Groups Information Needs Information Science Information Services Library Education Library Instruction Literacy Education Needs Assessment Older Adults Public Agencies Technological Advancement During Fiscal Year 1983, the three major program thrusts of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) were (1) Improving Library and Information Services to Meet Changing Needs; (2) Technology and Productivity; and (3) Improving the Dissemination of Federal Information. Activities related to special constituencies focused on the library and information needs of cultural minorities, the elderly, and the rural population. NCLIS also continued its work on literacy programs with other members of the library and information community and several agencies of the executive branch. In the program area of technology and productivity, NCLIS cooperated with IBM in a series of studies which examined the impact of demographic shifts, the new technologies and their applications to the library/information field, and the use of these new technologies by special constituencies. Another new focus for NCLIS was the education of users of library and information services and changing requirements for the education of information professionals. The year was also marked by a strengthened role for NCLIS as resident expert for the executive branch as shown by its frequent participation in projects with various federal departments and agencies. (BBM)