Friday, November 23, 2012

The Shape of the 21st Century Library, by Howard Besser (1996): Notes, Quotes & What-Not, Part 2 (Technology Trends Changing Libraries)

Technology Trends Changing Libraries

Key Challenge Areas for Libraries in an Online Age.  A number of societal trends have the potential to severely affect libraries, particularly as these move into the online information delivery environment.
  • Access from multiple locations 
    • From card catalog (local holdings only, even at a branch library) 
    • to computer workstations (holdings of multiple locations) 
  • Making more resources available 
    • Bibliographic records + 
    • abstract and indexing services +
    • non-library information resources 

  • Making information available in rawer forms 
    • Indexing and abstract services 
      • Searchable index terms or descriptors......
      • .....searchable abstracts to ....
      • ......full text of articles and books 
      • More specifically.......(Oshkosh grocery store locations map based on Oshkosh City Directories research.)
    • Online library catalogs 
      • Bibliographic records and subject headings 
      • Tables of contents information 
      • Full-text and page images 

  • Diminishing roles for intermediaries 




  • Direct ILL requests 



  • Related post:
    The Shape of the 21st Century Library, by Howard Besser (1996): Notes, Quotes & What-Not, Part 1m Other Insitutions Are Changing: The Rise of Large Stores and Chains.  (11/20/2012)

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