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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1996
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ532943 |
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Table of Contents:
- Weatherproofing a Great, Good Place. Cisler, Steve Change Agents Community Programs Costs Demography Dislocated Workers Educational Vouchers Futures (of Society) Global Approach Information Services Internet Librarians Library Automation Local Issues Online Systems Public Libraries Publishing Industry Search Intermediaries Discusses the effects of technological change and demographic shifts on the future of public libraries. Topics include displacement through disintermediation (replacing professional librarians with automated systems), the voucher movement, impact of new media on publishing, new information aggregators, cheaper computing equipment and Internet connections, the formation of community networks, online commerce, and local versus global considerations. (LRW)