ERIC ED284594: Technology and Transformation in Academic pdf

ERIC ED284594: Technology and Transformation in Academic

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Academic library computing systems, which are among the most complex found in academic environments, now include external systems, such as online commercial search services and nationwide networks, and local systems that control and support internal operations. As librarians have realized the benefit of using computer systems to perform traditional tasks and the installation of systems has become relatively routine, library activities have shifted to encompass the operation of sophisticated computer systems, creating a conceptual gap between how libraries and librarians perceive themselves and how they are perceived by their campuses. With the introduction of the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), the gap has widened dramatically, as librarians have pioneered the creation of systems to deliver useful, interactive, computer-based services directly to end users. As the experience of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries illustrates, the ability of the OPAC to deliver information in real time to remote locations, access off-campus databases, provide multiple access points to information, and function as a general-purpose information utility has radically changed the model of libraries and their relationships to their clientele.

Academic institutions must recognize these changes and ensure that they are implemented to provide maximum benefits to libraries, students, education, and research. (KM

• Creator/s: ERIC
• Date: 1987-01
• Year: 1987
• Book Topics/Themes: ERIC Archive, Academic Libraries, Access to Information, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Library Automation, Library Networks, Library Role, Library Technical Processes, Online Catalogs, Online Searching, Technological Advancement, Users (Information

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