The National Electronic Library
Subtitle: a guide to the future for library managers
By: edited by Gary M. Pitkin.
Contributors: Pitkin, Gary M., 1947-
Series: The Greenwood library management collection,
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Library information networks -- United States.; Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Databases.; Digital libraries -- United States.; Academic libraries -- United States.; Research libraries -- United States.
Description: The National Information Infrastructure will bring information to the doorstep of every household. Librarianship must respond to this development through the National Electronic Library. This professional reference is a definitive guide to the concept of the National Electronic Library and the impacts of the electronic environment on the traditional library.

The volume overviews the background and major issues related to electronic librarianship and provides practical advice to assist librarians in strategic planning related to the National Electronic Library.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-186) and index.