New Information Technologies and Libraries: Proceedings of the Advanced Research

Description: New Information Technologies and Libraries by H. Liebaers, W.J. Haas, W.E. Biervliet Through its support for travel and subsistence costs of some of the North American participants, the Workshop could become a platfo~in for the exchange of ideas between parties concerned with information handling and transmission and information policy in Western Europe and North America. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The nucleus of this volume consists of a number of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on liThe Impact of New Information Technologies on Library Management, Resources and Cooperation" , held in Luxembourg fran 19-23 November 1984. The oorkshop was a joint effort of four international organisations. The Scientific Affairs Division of the North .Atlantic Treaty Organization, through a personal canmitment and interest expressed by Dr. H. Durand, Assistant Secretary General for Scientific Affairs, was the first and major sponsor acting as a catalyst in enabling the Workshop to take place. Through its support for travel and subsistence costs of some of the North American participants, the Workshop could become a platfo~in for the exchange of ideas between parties concerned with information handling and transmission and information policy in Western Europe and North America. The Directorate General for Information Market and Innovation of the Canmission of the European Communities hosted the Vlorkshop in its facilities - the Jean lbnnet Building in Luxembourg - also providing for simultaneous translation in the main languages of the European Community. Moreover, the Canmission generously funded the participation of key participants fran Community countries and provided participants with ample info~ination on existing Community programmes related to electronic publications, electronic transmission of documents, copyright problems, problems of standards, telecanmunication, and so on. Ihe Council of Europe supported attendance fran Sweden, Austria and Spain. And lastly, the European Cultural Foundation organised the event on behalf of all these organisa tions. Table of Contents I. Introduction.- Editorial.- The Western Information Theory.- Commission of the European Communities — Information Market and Innovation.- NATO: Civil Science and Environmental Programmes.- European Parliament — Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and Sport.- Council of Europe — Directorate for Education, Culture, and Sport.- European Cultural Foundation.- IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).- II. Infrastructures for Library Cooperation.- Towards a European Council of Research Libraries.- The Development and Present. Program of the Council on Library Resources.- Explanatory Paper on the European Parliaments Resolution regarding the Creation of a European Library.- LIBER and Research Library Cooperation in Europe.- The Nordic Council for Scientific Information and Research Libraries.- III. Online Information Systems.- The Need for a Policy Framework for the Development of the Information Market.- Information Retrieval Networks compared to Library Networks in Europe.- Online Developments and their Impact on Libraries.- North American Developments in Online Information Systems.- OPAC: Online Public Access Catalogue.- IV. Library Cooperation.- Research Library Cooperation.- Project Proposals for Library Cooperation in Europe.- Overview of Trends and Developments of Library Networking in Europe.- Trends and Developments in North American Library Networks.- Development and Implementation of an Intelligent Gateway to Library Systems.- CLRs Network and online Catalog Projects: The BSDP.- The Creation of a Multi-Lingual Subject Heading Scheme based on the LCSH.- OCLC in Europe.- V. New Technologies.- The Electronic Library — A Vision for the Future.- Libraries and Electronic Document Delivery.- The Role of theCommission of the European Communities in the Promotion of Electronic Document Delivery in Europe.- A series of Surveys on the Application of New Technologies in European Libraries.- The Linked Systems Project: Its Implication for Resource Sharing.- Application of the Optical Disk by the Library of Congress.- VI. Education and Training.- Trends in Library Information Science Education and Training in Europe.- Trends in Library Education and Training in the USA.- Professional Education and Training for Research Librarianship: A Program of the Council on Library Resources.- Trends in Library Education and Training in Canada.- From Librarianship to Information Management; The Development of a Postgraduate Department of Information Studies.- Summer Schools in Library Automation for Library Scholars and Professionals from all types of Libraries.- VII. Conclusions and Recommendations.- Management and Policy Aspects of the European Council for Research Libraries (ECRL).- Programme Recommendations for ECRL.- European Library Cooperation.- Intercontinental Cooperation.- European New Technology Initiatives.- Education and Training.- Achievements so far — Perspectives for future developments.- List of Workshop Participants.- Workshop Programme. Review `The book would be well worth acquiring, particularly to establish a range of options for progress within library and information work. It would be a valuable addition to any specialist collection on those subjects. The editors are to be congratulated on their compilation of what seems to become a standard work in the field of library-related information technology. Journal of Librarianship Long Description The nucleus of this volume consists of a number of papers presented at the Advanced Research Workshop on liThe Impact of New Information Technologies on Library Management, Resources and Cooperation" , held in Luxembourg fran 19-23 November 1984. The oorkshop was a joint effort of four international organisations. The Scientific Affairs Division of the North .Atlantic Treaty Organization, through a personal canmitment and interest expressed by Dr. H. Durand, Assistant Secretary General for Scientific Affairs, was the first and major sponsor acting as a catalyst in enabling the Workshop to take place. Through its support for travel and subsistence costs of some of the North American participants, the Workshop could become a platfo~in for the exchange of ideas between parties concerned with information handling and transmission and information policy in Western Europe and North America. The Directorate General for Information Market and Innovation of the Canmission of the European Communities hosted the Vlorkshop in its facilities - the Jean lbnnet Building in Luxembourg - also providing for simultaneous translation in the main languages of the European Community. Moreover, the Canmission generously funded the participation of key participants fran Community countries and provided participants with ample info~ination on existing Community programmes related to electronic publications, electronic transmission of documents, copyright problems, problems of standards, telecanmunication, and so on. Ihe Council of Europe supported attendance fran Sweden, Austria and Spain. And lastly, the European Cultural Foundation organised the event on behalf of all these organisa tions. Review Quote The book would be well worth acquiring, particularly to establish a range of options for progress within library and information work. It would be a valuable addition to any specialist collection on those subjects. The editors are to be congratulated on their compilation of what seems to become a standard work in the field of library-related information technology. Journal of Librarianship Details ISBN902772105X Language English ISBN-10 902772105X ISBN-13 9789027721051 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 1985 Publication Date 1985-09-30 Imprint Kluwer Academic Publishers Place of Publication Dordrecht Country of Publication Netherlands Edited by W.E. Biervliet Publisher Springer Short Title NEW INFO TECHNOLOGIES & LIB 19 Pages 362 Subtitle Proceedings of the Advanced Research Workshop organised by the European Cultural Foundation in Luxembourg, November 1984 to assess the Impact of New Information Technologies on Library Management, Resources and Cooperation in Europe and North America Illustrations XVI, 362 p. DOI 10.1023/b130300;10.1007/978-94-009-5452-6 Author W.E. Biervliet Edition Description 1985 ed. Edition 1985th Alternative 9789401089081 DEWEY 510 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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Book Title: New Information Technologies and Libraries: Proceedings of the Advanced Research Workshop organised by the European Cultural Foundation in Luxembourg, November 1984 to assess the Impact of New Information Technologies on Library Management, Resources and Cooperation in Europe and North America

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Author: W.J. Haas, H. Liebaers, W.E. Biervliet

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