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ERIC Number: EJ489803
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0264-0473
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Electronic Libraries--Visions of the Future.
Barker, Philip
Electronic Library, v12 n4 p221-30 Aug 1994
Discusses the basic functions of library systems and their knowledge transfer role in modern societies. Four types of library systems that could arise from new technologies are identified: polymedia, electronic, digital, and virtual. Each of these systems is described, their distinguishing features identified, and their implications discussed. (Contains 28 references.) (KRN)
Descriptors: Computers, Electronic Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Technology, Information Transfer, Innovation, Learning, Libraries, Library Automation, Library Role, Library Services, Science and Society, Systems Approach, Users (Information)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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