Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ341691
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1986
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Technological Innovation, Diffusion, and Resistance: An Historical Perspective.
Fine, Sara F.
Journal of Library Administration, v7 n1 p83-108 Spr 1986
This historical overview of librarians' reactions to technological change reviews theories of resistant behavior, as well as strategies for accepting change within the library setting. (CD)
Descriptors: Administrators, Adoption (Ideas), Attitude Change, Change Strategies, Communication (Thought Transfer), Diffusion (Communication), History, Human Dignity, Librarians, Library Automation, Library Schools, Negative Attitudes, Organizational Theories, Public Libraries, Technological Advancement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses
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Audience: Administrators; Practitioners
Language: English
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