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An essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. All areas of public, college, university, primary and secondary schools, and special libraries are given up-to-date, critical analysis by experts engaged in the practice of librarianship, in teaching, and in research.
List of contents
R.B. Forsman, Managing the Electronic Resources Transforming Research Libraries: Challenges in the Dynamic Digital Environment. J.L. Terry, Automated Library Systems: A History of Constraints and Opportunities. M.J. Pavelsek, Guidelines for Evaluating E-Journal Providers with Applications to JSTOR and Project Muse. N. Desmarais, Data Preparation for Electronic Publications. D.G. Law, Metropolitan Area Networks and the Future of Networking in the United Kingdom. C.L. Sundt, The Quest for Access to Images: History and Development. D.P. O'Mahony, Here Today, Gone Tomorrow: What Can Be Done to Assure Permanent Public Access to Electronic Government Information? J.M. Hood, Past, Present and Future of Library Development (Fund-Raising). S. Virkus, Cooperation in the Field of Distance Education in Library and Information Science in Estonia. D.J. Ernest, Historiography and the Land-Grant University Library. Index.
Summary
An essential reference source for developments in the field of libraries and library science. All areas of public, college, university, primary and secondary schools, and special libraries are given up-to-date, critical analysis by experts engaged in the practice of librarianship, in teaching, and in research.
