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The Public Library in a Communications Setting.
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Stevenson, Gordon – Library Quarterly, 1978
Examines the information-gathering habits of individuals, the communications environment of modern society, and the role of the public library in these contexts. (CWM)
Descriptors: Individual Needs, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Seeking
Ortega Revisited.
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Asheim, Lester – Library Quarterly, 1982
Reexamines Ortega y Gasset's proposition that the professional role of the librarian is to act as a selective "filter between man and the torrent of books." Responsibilities of the librarian in light of the increasing volume of information, increases in speed of access to information, and information overload, are discussed. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Sources
Evaluating the "MLA International Bibliography" for Social Science Content: What Information Can Be Found?
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Armento, Greg – Library Quarterly, 1999
An evaluation of the "Modern Language Association of America International Bibliography of Books and Articles on the Modern Languages and Literatures" (MLAIB) was undertaken to determine whether it might index large pools of social science research. It was compared with 11 social science periodical indexes and bibliographies for journal…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Indexes, Indexing, Information Dissemination