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Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1985
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED270116
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  • Key Issues in the Networking Field Today. Proceedings of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee Meeting (Washington, DC, May 6-8, 1985). Network Planning Paper No. 12. Academic Libraries Information Science Library Automation Library Cooperation Library Networks Library Planning Library Services National Libraries Position Papers Public Libraries Research Libraries Technological Advancement Users (Information) The May 1985 program session of the Library of Congress Network Advisory Committee focused on the identification of key issues in the networking field. Presentations included discussions of major network developments in the last two decades, the changing network players, the impact of technology on networks, and library networks and the law. The introduction to this document includes a brief summary of major topics raised: network participants, the end user, legal issues, and the future of networking. The following papers are included in their entirety: (1) "Issues in National Library Network Development: An Overview" (Barbara E. Markuson); (2) "Networks: Changing Roles" (Susan K. Martin); (3) "The Impact of Technology on Library Networks and Related Organizations" (Ronald F. Miller); and (4) "Library Networks and the Law" (Noel E. Hanf). A list of conference attendees, a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations used in the submitted papers, summaries of the working group sessions and business sessions, and a conference agenda are included. (THC)