The Computer Catalog: A Democratic or Authoritarian Technology?
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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1988
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| author | Adams, Judith A. |
| author_facet | Adams, Judith A. Adams, Judith A. |
| collection | Education Resources Information Center |
| contents | The Computer Catalog: A Democratic or Authoritarian Technology? Adams, Judith A. Academic Libraries Access to Information Fees Higher Education Library Automation Library Role Online Catalogs Privacy Discussion of consequences of library automation argues that technology should be used to augment access to information. Online public access catalogs are considered in this context, along with several related issues such as system incompatibility, invasion of privacy, barriers to database access and manipulation, and user fees, which contribute to authoritarian tendencies. (21 references) (MES) |
| format | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| id | eric_EJ365109 |
| institution | ERIC Institute of Education Sciences |
| language | en |
| publishDate | 1988 |
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| spellingShingle | The Computer Catalog: A Democratic or Authoritarian Technology? Adams, Judith A. Academic Libraries Access to Information Fees Higher Education Library Automation Library Role Online Catalogs Privacy The Computer Catalog: A Democratic or Authoritarian Technology? Adams, Judith A. Academic Libraries Access to Information Fees Higher Education Library Automation Library Role Online Catalogs Privacy Discussion of consequences of library automation argues that technology should be used to augment access to information. Online public access catalogs are considered in this context, along with several related issues such as system incompatibility, invasion of privacy, barriers to database access and manipulation, and user fees, which contribute to authoritarian tendencies. (21 references) (MES) |
| title | The Computer Catalog: A Democratic or Authoritarian Technology? |
| topic | Academic Libraries Access to Information Fees Higher Education Library Automation Library Role Online Catalogs Privacy |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ365109 |