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ERIC Number: EJ413665
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0193-0826
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The Library as Information Center: Wishful Thinking or Realistic Role?
Shaughnessy, Thomas W.
Journal of Library Administration, v12 n3 p3-17 1990
Discusses changes that are occurring in academic libraries as they try to keep up with the growth in sources of information. Topics discussed include acquisitions; interlibrary loan; new technologies in libraries; library expenditures; library staff; collection development; and the need to redefine the library's role to that of an information center. (12 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Sources, Information Technology, Interlibrary Loans, Library Acquisition, Library Administration, Library Automation, Library Collection Development, Library Expenditures, Library Role
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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