... Describes OCLC′s plans and policies with respect to linking with the Internet and the emerging National Research and Education Network(NREN). Includes a consideration of the telecommunications environment for libraries; the prospects of greatly reduced telecommunications costs by means of online...

.... © MCB UP Limited 1992 Computer technology Cataloguing Computer networks Costs Funding Information services Information technology Libraries Online retrieval Research Telecommunications ...

... some views on telecommunication networks and the status of the work performed by the Committee on Networking Issues. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Computer networks Costs Libraries Online retrieval Pricing Pricing policy Telecommunications OCLC Micro 15 O C L C Users Council by Kenneth J...

... as they switch focus from collecting and storing artifacts to providing information to any user, in any place, at any time. With the increasing availability and importance of electronic information and telecommunication networks, libraries will emphasize access over ownership. Libraries will move from acquiring...

...Sandra Edwards Investigates ways in which computer technology can enable people with a hearing and/or speech impairment to communicate. These range from telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) to software designed to teach deaf children how to read and write in English (often their second...