TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This editorial aims to discuss how technology has transformed the cultural map for libraries so that experiences in Taiwan, Iran, India, Greece, or New Zealand are relevant anywhere in the developed world.Design/methodology/approach– The methodology draws heavily on cultural anthropology in looking at the cultural context and its changes over time.Findings– Four sets of shared problems emerge in these articles: technology applications to solve specific library problems, user studies, cataloging issues, and electronic publishing. These are topics that librarians discuss around the world.Originality/value– It is a commonplace today that technology has tended to equalize widely separated parts of the world. This is obviously true in terms of consumer goods, but appears to be less well accepted in terms of scholarly endeavor. The international and intellectual breadth of this issue can be seen as something to celebrate.
VL  - 26
IS  - 3
SN  - 0737-8831
DO  - 10.1108/07378830810903274
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/07378830810903274
AU  - Seadle Michael
AU  - Greifeneder Elke
ED  - Michael Seadle
PY  - 2008
Y1  - 2008/01/01
TI  - Technology around the world: eight countries, shared problems
T2  - Library Hi Tech
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 337
EP  - 341
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -