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Main Author: Billings, Harold
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1991
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ434767
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Table of Contents:
  • The Bionic Library. Billings, Harold Access to Information Change Strategies Costs Economic Factors Futures (of Society) Information Technology Information Transfer Library Automation Library Collection Development Library Expenditures Library Planning Library Services Online Systems Optical Data Disks Private Sector Publishing Industry Discussion of the information crisis focuses on possible new forms of library collections. Topics discussed include the rising quantity and costs of publications; improvements in access through new technologies; vendors' plans using electronic text; information flow; economics factors, including user fees; and the role of the commercial sector. (LRW)