The National Information Infrastructure will bring information
to the doorstep of every household. Librarianship must respond to
this development through the National Electronic Library.
Librarianship as a profession must set the information agenda if it
is to be a viable and influential entity in the electronic
environment. Traditional library services are being redefined by
technology, and the concept of the National Electronic Library must
combine the roles of the academic institution, public enterprise,
and library education. This professional reference is a guide to
assist librarians in planning for the future.
The volume maintains that the growing electronic environment is
driving a cultural transformation in which libraries must examine
and understand what libraries have been, what they are, and what
they need to be. Libraries need to participate actively in this
transformation in order to remain the central providers of
information and related services. The book explores the National
Electronic Library as a concept and formal organization. Library
services, collections, and the physical facility are examined in
terms of present and future needs based on the rapidly changing
electronic environment, and the volume relates the future
management of information to administrative structures,
constituencies, public and technical services, collection
development, education, and strategic planning.
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