Technology, productivity and change in library technical services
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Based on presentations to the ALCTS Leadership Development Committee and the Potomac Technical Processing Librarians, this paper explores the relationship of technology to productivity, describes early 21st century demands on library technical services, and evaluates the application of an organizational change model called “Future Search” to technical services at the Cornell University Library. © 2003 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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