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Title LC21 : a digital strategy for the Library of Congress / Committee on an Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council
Published Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 265 pages) : illustrations
Contents Front Matter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Digital Revolution, Library Evolution -- 2 The Library of Congress: From Jefferson to the Twenty-First Century -- 3 Building Digital Collections -- 4 Preserving a Digital Heritage -- 5 Organizing Intellectual Access to Digital Information: From Cataloging to Metadata -- 6 The Library of Congress and the World Beyond Its Walls -- 7 Management Issues -- 8 Information Technology Infrastructure -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- A Biographies of Committee Members
B Briefers at Plenary Meetings and Site VisitsC List of Letters Received -- D Acronyms
Summary This report provides strategic advice on the information technology path that the Library of Congress should traverse in the coming decade. It covers how information technology could affect LC's mission and core processes including the acquisition, collection, preservation, and accessibility of digital materials, and the information technology infrastructure
Notes Also available on the World Wide Web
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-240)
Notes Print version record
Subject Library of Congress -- Automation -- Planning
SUBJECT Library of Congress fast
Subject National libraries -- United States -- Automation -- Planning
Integrated library systems (Computer systems) -- United States -- Planning
Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources -- Planning
Digital libraries -- United States -- Planning
Libraries -- Special collections -- United States -- Computer network resources -- Planning
Libraries -- United States -- Special collections -- United States -- Electronic information resources -- Planning
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- Archives & Special Libraries.
Automation -- Planning
Digital libraries -- Planning
Integrated library systems (Computer systems) -- Planning
Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources -- Planning
United States
Form Electronic book
Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on an Information Technology Strategy for the Library of Congress.
ISBN 0309514649
9780309514644
0309071445
9780309071444
Other Titles Library of Congress 21