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Library software in use in southern Africa: a comparative analysis of search engines, database fine-tuning and maintenance tools.

Librarians are constantly urged to gain technological knowledge or jeopardize their professional importance. This necessitates change for many librarians and often produces feelings of anxiety. Can librarianship overcome these feelings and gain the technological orientation and knowledge to safeguar...

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Published in:Electronic Library Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 27 - 38
Main Author: Adeniran OR
Format: research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Emerald Publishing Limited 1999
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          Library Automation
          Web Search Engines
          South Africa
          Surveys
          Database Management Software
          Information Retrieval
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          Software Design
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      ab: Librarians are constantly urged to gain technological knowledge or jeopardize their professional importance. This necessitates change for many librarians and often produces feelings of anxiety. Can librarianship overcome these feelings and gain the technological orientation and knowledge to safeguard the profession's future? One behavioral psychologist advocates change as a process consisting of several stages. Understanding this process will help library administrators create a positive environment for learning and change by allocating technological projects based on individual differences and honoring communication and technical needs. Such an environment will elevate the confidence and comfort of all library staff and help them gain, maintain, and develop technological orientation and knowledge.
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