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Venture capital—cash in search of a product: getting the librarian involved
About 99% of the articles that appear in The Electronic Library are actively solicited. I see it as part of my task as Editor to invite contributions that discuss and describe new…
Intermediaries — the vital force
Stephen ArnoldThe documentalist, librarian or intermediary has been the central figure in the growth of online since the early 1970s. But many of today's online gurus and would‐be gurus…
News
Interest in the sharing of machine‐readable bibliographic records, and of access to them, has grown considerably in recent years. This interest has been fed variously by the…
Hardware corner
Howard FalkMagnetic tape units provide personal computer users with an economical and simple method to safeguard files stored on hard disks. We will take a look at currently‐available tape…
Library venturing
H. Donald WilsonToday, entrepreneurs are “predicting our future by inventing it”. This phenomenon is in response to the rapid economic growth and social change brought on by new technology and…
Online library systems: a decision‐making guide for library managers
David C. GenawayProspective online library system buyers are encouraged to examine the total resources (human, hardware/software, and fiscal) of both the library acquiring the system and the…
Naisbitt's Megatrends: some implications for the electronic library
Catherie Suyak AllowayThe best‐selling book Megatrends, written by John Naisbitt, has been cited in numerous library and information science publications and talks since its appearance in 1982…
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0264-0473Online date, start – end:
1983Copyright Holder:
Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditors:
- Prof. Jeonghyun Kim
- Assistant Prof Haihua Chen
- Ms Marie Bloechle