Scientific Libraries: Past Development and Future Changes

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ISBN: 9781843342694 | 1843342693
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 1/30/2008

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Scientific libraries have undergone dramatic changes since the end of the 1960s. This book explains and characterise these changes and main trends, and describe their consequences for the libraries. The aim of the book is to present an overview and an analysis of the long-term developments. Professionals within library and information sciences, together with students, will find the book of interest, enabling them to understand the situation of the libraries today and also prepare them for decisions about the future.

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Introduction	p. 1
Not like the old days - the dawning of a new era: the 1970s	p. 5
A few reference points to begin with	p. 5
One in a crowd	p. 7
Who is the more suitable: the librarian or the documentalist	p. 10
The dilemma of national library politics	p. 12
From cards to computers: the 1980s	p. 17
A few points to begin with	p. 17
User courses a la mode	p. 18
The obsolete internal organisation	p. 20
The introduction of the integrated library system	p. 25
Reviewing educational measures	p. 28
An initial research connection	p. 31
The urgency of globalisation	p. 34
A decade of optimism: 1990-2000	p. 39
A few points to begin with	p. 39
For whom are libraries built?	p. 42
Flow control and planning - new ideas making inroads	p. 48
Measuring efficiency and results	p. 53
What is the electronic library?	p. 57
Publishing on the Web	p. 60
How do we deal with publishing on the Web?	p. 67
Intensifying international collaboration	p. 71
Enough money?	p. 76
Harvest time: 2000-2007	p. 81
A few points to begin with	p. 81
National coordination of what exactly?	p. 84
National libraries seeking new roles	p. 88
Changes in information requirements for the industry	p. 91
Values at stake	p. 93
Educating the user	p. 97
The challenges for libraries in the future	p. 101
A few points to begin with	p. 101
Cooperation, integration and a focus on the users	p. 105
Concluding remarks	p. 112
Bibliography	p. 115
Index	p. 121
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