Scientific libraries : past developments and future changes / Tomas Lidman.
Scientific libraries have undergone dramatic changes since the end of the 1960s. This book explains and characterises these changes and main trends, and describes their consequences for libraries. The book presents an overview and an analysis of long-term developments in the field. Professionals wit...
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Oxford :
Chandos,
[2008]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- -- I. Not like the old days
- the dawning of a new era: the 1970s. 1. A few reference points to begin with
- - 2. One in a crowd
- - 3. Who is the more suitable: the librarian or the documentalist?
- - 4. The dilemma of national library politics
- -- II. From cards to computers: the 1980s. 1. A few points to begin with
- - 2. User courses à la mode
- - 3. The obsolete internal organization
- - 4. The introduction of the integrated library system
- - 5. Reviewing educational measures
- - 6. An initial research connection
- - 7. The urgency of globalization
- -- III. A decade of optimism: 1990-2000. 1. A few points to begin with
- - 2. For whom are libraries built?
- - 3. Flow control and planning
- new ideas making inroads
- - 4. Measuring efficiency and results
- - 5. What is the electronic library?
- - 6. Publishing on the Web
- - 7. How do we deal with publishing on the Web?
- - 8. Intensifying international collaboration
- - 9. Enough money?
- -- IV. Harvest time: 2000-2007. 1. A few points to begin with
- - 2. National coordination of what exactly?
- - 3. National libraries seeking new roles
- - 4. Changes in information requirements for the industry
- - 5. Values at stake
- - 6. Educating the user
- -- V. The challenges for libraries in the future. 1. A few points to begin with
- - 2. Cooperation, integration and a focus on the users
- - 3. Concluding remarks.