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University Libraries, Integrated Scholarly Information Systems (ISIS), and the Changing Character of Academic Research

Timothy C. Weiskel (Currently a Henry Luce Fellow at Harvard University.)

Library Hi Tech

ISSN: 0737-8831

Article publication date: 1 April 1988

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Abstract

This article reviews areas of common concern between librarians on the one hand and scholars on the other as they each attempt to pursue their work in an era of electronic information. The issues require the attention of both librarians and scholars, and it is argued that both communities need now to talk more extensively with one another in an effort to re‐think the fundamental role of the university library in the coming years. The function and importance of Integrated Scholarly Information Systems (ISIS) are discussed with examples to illustrate the ways in which scholars are likely to acquire and integrate electronic information in the future. The article concludes with reflections on two contradictory trends that are emerging in scholarly research with the expansion of electronic research systems.

Citation

Weiskel, T.C. (1988), "University Libraries, Integrated Scholarly Information Systems (ISIS), and the Changing Character of Academic Research", Library Hi Tech, Vol. 6 No. 4, pp. 7-27. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb047738

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1988, MCB UP Limited

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