The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Reference Service and Bibliographic Instruction

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Information technologies are having a profound impact on traditional library services and education. This book identifies emerging technologies and assesses their impact on reference service, bibliographic instruction, and organisational management. In addition. library education is discussed as a partner responsible for redesigning the curriculum and redefining the librarian of the future.

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For those familiar with these issues, it is a good book to have in hand when making the case for expenditures and changes in a library services to non-libary administrators.-Journal of the American Society for Information Science
"For those familiar with these issues, it is a good book to have in hand when making the case for expenditures and changes in a library services to non-libary administrators."-Journal of the American Society for Information Science

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GARY M. PITKIN is Dean of Libraries at the University of Northern Colorado. He has presented more than 35 papers and seminars and serves as an international consultant on information management and technology, library automation and networking, operational costs and management, and organizational change and behavior. He has authored or edited over a dozen books and articles related to higher education, academic librarianship, and information management and serves as the editor of Technical Services Quarterly.