Research in Education


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Encyclopedia of Library History


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First Published in 1994. This book focuses on the historical development of the library as an institution. Its contents assume no single theoretical foundation or philosophical perspective but instead reflect the richly diverse opinions of its many contributors. This text is intended to serve as a reference tool for undergraduate and graduate students interested in library history, for library school educators whose teaching requires knowledge of the historical development of library institutions, services, and user groups, and for practicing library professionals.










Strategies for Meeting the Information Needs of Society in the Year 2000


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15 essays by specialists and authorities in their fields cover: "User Needs for Information in the Year 2000" by Burt Nanus; "Expected Advances in Computer and Communications Technology during the next Twenty Years" by H. S. McDonald; "The Financing and Governance of Information Networks in the Future: the Public Sector" by Fred Weingarten; "The Financing and Governance of Information Networks in the Future: the Private Sector" by Paul Zurkowski; and "Telecommunication and Value Systems: Policy Issues for the Information Society" by Richard Byrne and John E. Ruchinskas.