From Automation to Transformation: Forty Years of Libraries and Information Technology in Higher Education.

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Title: From Automation to Transformation: Forty Years of Libraries and Information Technology in Higher Education.
Language: English
Authors: Lynch, Clifford
Source: EDUCAUSE Review. Jan-Feb 2000 35(1):60-68.
Availability: EDUCAUSE, 4772 Walnut St., Suite 206, Boulder, CO 80301-2538.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 9
Publication Date: 2000
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Educational Change, Electronic Journals, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Networks, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, Library Automation, Library Expenditures, Library Role, Library Services, Resource Allocation, User Needs (Information), Users (Information)
ISSN: 1527-6619
Abstract: Examines ways in which information technology developments have changed academic libraries over the last few decades, and speculates about further changes to come. Discusses computerizing library operations; public access; electronic formats, particularly for journal articles; and information networks, including expectations about services, allocating resources, and intellectual property rights. Offers predictions for future issues central for academic libraries. (Author/LRW)
Entry Date: 2000
Accession Number: EJ608448
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Examines ways in which information technology developments have changed academic libraries over the last few decades, and speculates about further changes to come. Discusses computerizing library operations; public access; electronic formats, particularly for journal articles; and information networks, including expectations about services, allocating resources, and intellectual property rights. Offers predictions for future issues central for academic libraries. (Author/LRW)
ISSN:1527-6619