ABSTRACT
This book, first published in 1995, helps librarians develop skills and strategies to cope effectively with the myriad changes affecting their profession due to the rapid evolution of technology. Informative chapters address the impact of technology on libraries, scholarly communication, vendors, and the publishing industry. They analyses managing change, managing the virtual library, roles of vendors and publishers in providing access to electronic information, and innovations for the bibliographic control of electronic publications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |4 pages
Breakout Sessions
Tunneling Through Cyberspace in Search of Adventure: An Introduction to Gopher
chapter |11 pages
Plenary Session I: Overview of Change
Technological Change and Its Influence on the Practice and Role of Information Management
chapter |15 pages
Plenary Session II: An Introspective View of Change and Choice
Getting Past the Rapids: Individuals and Change
chapter |14 pages
Plenary Session III: Choosing Change: New Products and New Skills
Electronic Chemistry Journals: Elemental Concerns
chapter |14 pages
Concurrent Session I: Managing Organizational Change
Managing Organizational Change: The Harvard College Library Experience
chapter |10 pages
Concurrent Session Ii: Reports from the Frontiers of Change
Wanted: Information Manager: New Roles for Librarians and Vendors
chapter |10 pages
Concurrent Session III: Professional Advice on Handling Change
Understanding Transition: The People Side of Managing Change
chapter |12 pages
Concurrent Session V: From Cutter Handmaids to Cyberspace Guides: The Future of Catalogers
Tools for a New Age: An Overview
chapter |7 pages
Nasig Workshops
Rethinking the Workforce and Workplace: Alternative Ways of Getting the Job Done
