| Abstract: | Future developments in library networks will include growth of computer-based networks in number and variety of libraries, in use of v'arious subsystems, and in size of databases used. Services provided by on-line systems will expand to include improved subject access, on-line catalogs, serials lists and inventory control, acquisitions functions, interlibrary lending, circulation, and reference services. Additional services will include home delivery of information, text transmission, home-computing support, library management systems, and interface between bibliographicutilities. Increasing interaction is breaking open the artifical compartments in which libraries and librarians have seen themselves. The demands placed on library personnel in network development will need continued exercise of skill, knowledge, and integrity as the collective common sense works for the common good. |
