OCLC: Changing the Tasks of Librarianship.

Smith, K. Wayne

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ERIC Number: EJ471227

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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OCLC: Changing the Tasks of Librarianship.

Smith, K. Wayne

Library Hi Tech, v11 n3 p7-17 1993

Reviews the history of OCLC and describes current and future objectives. Highlights include membership; network affiliations; cataloging services; interlibrary loan; EPIC, a new reference system; a new telecommunications network; PRISM, a new online system for cataloging and resource sharing; pricing strategies; international operations; and electronic publishing. (Contains six references.) (LRW)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Computer Networks, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Interlibrary Loans, International Programs, Online Systems, Reference Services, Shared Library Resources, Telecommunications

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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