Humanists, Libraries, Electronic Publishing, and the Future

Discusses the impact of computerization on humanists and libraries. Highlights include a lack of relevant databases; a reliance on original text; vocabulary and language issues; lack of time pressure; research style; attitudes of humanists toward technology; trends in electronic publishing; hypertex...

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Published inLibrary trends Vol. 40; no. 4; p. 781
Main Author Sweetland, James H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.04.1992
Subjects
Academic Libraries
Computer Networks
Electronic Mail
Electronic Publishing
Futures (of Society)
Higher Education
Humanists
Humanities
Hypermedia
Information Technology
Library Automation
Library Collection Development
Optical Data Disks
Preservation
Research Methodology
Scholarly Communication
Teacher Attitudes
Technology Utilization
Time Management
Vocabulary
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Summary:Discusses the impact of computerization on humanists and libraries. Highlights include a lack of relevant databases; a reliance on original text; vocabulary and language issues; lack of time pressure; research style; attitudes of humanists toward technology; trends in electronic publishing; hypertext; collection development; electronic mail; scholarly communication; and preservation. (70 references) (LRW)
ISSN:0024-2594