Access to the world’s literature: the global strategy
Derek Law
(Derek Law is Director of Information Services and Systems, King’s College, London, having previously worked in St Andrews, Edinburgh and (briefly) Glasgow University Libraries. He has known Henry Heaney for many years as colleague, fellow committee member and occasional conspirator ‐ as well as unsuccessful interviewee. More importantly Henry has always proved both mentor and role model)
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Abstract
Progress towards achieving the concepts of Universal Bibliographic Control and Universal Access to Publications is outlined in relation to printed publications and discussed in the context of electronic information. The unique problems relating to consistent identification of electronic materials are indicated and various metadata projects for recording and searching electronic files are outlined. The problems of access to electronic materials are discussed and various relevant international projects considered.
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Citation
Law, D. (1998), "Access to the world’s literature: the global strategy", Library Review, Vol. 47 No. 5/6, pp. 296-300. https://doi.org/10.1108/00242539810218924
Publisher
:MCB UP Ltd
Copyright © 1998, MCB UP Limited