University libraries: riding the tecnology, keeping an eye on the user

Authors

  • Lluí­s Anglada El profesional de la información

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2012.nov.01

Keywords:

University libraries, Technologies, Services, Adaptation, Change, Open access, Repositories, Research support, Electronic documents, Ebooks, Discovery tools.

Abstract

Review of the technological advances that have influenced the evolution of the academic library, and description of the actions taken to accommodate them: developing repositories and open access, renovating spaces, providing services to researchers, offering search tools and ebooks. The general conclusions are that academic libraries are healthy because they have been able to anticipate change and that they have good prospects for the future.

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Published

2012-11-25

How to Cite

Anglada, L. (2012). University libraries: riding the tecnology, keeping an eye on the user. Profesional De La información, 21(6), 553–556. https://doi.org/10.3145/epi.2012.nov.01