Title :
Entering the age of digital information
Abstract :
Research shows that more and more individuals within companies are doing their own desk research, and information providers are making information easier to access. The abundance of information brings opportunities, but also dangers. New types of organisations are coming into being to act as custodians of information, the conventional librarian role is giving way to the role of advisers and information consultants, providing the expertise needed in the world of information democratisation
Keywords :
digital libraries; information retrieval; desk research; digital information; information consultants; information democratisation; information providers; librarian role; Books; CD-ROMs; Communications technology; Data compression; Law; Legal factors; Product design; Software libraries; Streaming media; Video compression;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Libraries: Research and Practice, 2000 Kyoto, International Conference on.
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1022-1
DOI :
10.1109/DLRP.2000.942153