Librarians living in exciting times.
The article reports on a seminar named "Library & Information Show Special (LiS)." As Internet use rockets, exhibitors and seminars at LiS confirmed the changing role of libraries as information brokers and providers. Software companies and online systems providers reported brisk business in the ais...
| Published in: | Bookseller no. 5176; p. 12 |
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Bookseller Media Ltd
4/29/2005
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