ERIC Number: EJ441734
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0363-0277
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The Print Prison.
Smith, Eldred
Library Journal, v117 n2 p48-51 Feb 1 1992
Discusses electronic information technology and possible effects on research libraries' transition from print-based collections to new configurations. Topics discussed include the effects of printing on the growth and spread of information; limits to dissemination and access; electronic mail (E-mail); and new methods for scholarly publishing and communication. (LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Communication (Thought Transfer), Electronic Mail, Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Information Technology, Library Automation, Library Collections, Library Role, Research Libraries, Scholarly Writing, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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