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Main Author: Baruth, Barbara
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2002
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ654073
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  • Missing Pieces that Fill In the Academic Library Puzzle: Cutting-Edge Technology Can Assure Our Place in the Big Picture. Baruth, Barbara Academic Libraries Change Agents Competition Distance Education Ethics Higher Education Library Catalogs Library Role Library Services Metadata Online Catalogs Reference Services Standards Technological Advancement User Satisfaction (Information) Considers the changing nature of academic libraries in light of new technology and offers suggestions for libraries to keep patron use and interest. Highlights include metadata and MARC formats as opposed to commercial standards; OPAC marginalization; digitization; distance education; institutional allegiance; ethics and competition; and the need for extended hours for reference services. (LRW)