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Main Authors: LaGuardia, Cheryl, Ed., Mitchell, Barbara A., Ed.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1998
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED417746
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  • Finding Common Ground: Creating the Library of the Future without Diminishing the Library of the Past. The New Library Series. LaGuardia, Cheryl, Ed. Mitchell, Barbara A., Ed. Cataloging Curriculum Development Electronic Libraries Futures (of Society) Information Networks Information Technology Library Development Library Material Selection Library Planning Library Services Media Specialists Technology Integration World Wide Web Adapting today's libraries to better serve tomorrow's needs challenges even the most forward-thinking library staff. This book offers practical, workable solutions from several authorities in the industry. Fifty-five conference papers are included and divided into the following subject areas: "Technology and the Network: Daimons or Demons?"; "Satisfying Our Users"; "The Changing Face of Research"; "Changing Materials, Changing Economies"; "The Future of Intellectual Organization"; and "Our Individual and Collective Futures: The Library as an Organization." Also included are the keynote address by Clifford A. Lynch, "Finding Common Ground," and the all-conference speech by Walt Crawford, "Uncommon Knowledge: Mythbreaking for the Future." A list of demonstrated papers presented at a special no-conflict conference session is also included. (AEF)