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Main Author: Duff, Alistair S.
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 2003
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ678955
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  • Four "E"pochs: The Story of Informatization. Duff, Alistair S. CD ROMs Change Agents Foreign Countries Information Retrieval Information Technology Internet Library Services Online Systems Users (Information) Informatization is a term of Japanese provenance denoting major systemic change from the application of information technology. Proposes a theory of post-war informatization focusing on information services in libraries, specifically computerized information retrieval. Describes four electronic epochs: offline, online, CD-ROM, and Internet, and considers effects on British libraries and their patrons. (Author/LRW)