Are you fit to run an electronic library?

Abstract

The introduction of computers — especially microcomputers — into libraries is having an enormous effect on the way information is being acquired, processed and used by the library staff, the public or end‐users and organisational management. An electronic library is an investment for a company, a university or local government — it costs money for the machines, for the software, for the staff to operate them, for access to the sources of electronic information. Thousands of dollars can be wasted if appointments of managers to run these expensive facilities are made without proper screening of personnel who are adaptable to this new and upcoming environment.

Citation

(1986), "Are you fit to run an electronic library?", The Electronic Library, Vol. 4 No. 6, pp. 303-308. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb044716