Networks: The Telecommunications Infrastructure and Impacts of Change

Library Hi Tech - 1988
Larry L.Learn1
1Director, Office of Telecommunications Planning, Executive Office, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc., Dublin, Ohio.

Tóm tắt

This article reviews the telecommunications environment and infrastructure, discusses the major forces influencing change within this environment, and suggests certain likely outcomes, as seen by the author, that will have significant influences on the future telecommunications infrastructure. This information is then used as the basis for assessing likely impacts on various aspects of library and information systems, their providers and users. Specifically discussed are impacts foreseen for: 1) national online information providers; 2) local online information providers; 3) local and long‐distance telephone companies as providers of information; and 4) users of information. Impacts on library and information system‐related endeavors are seen to be generally unfavorable in the near term, with information delivery costs seen to rise significantly in the next three to five years. A more favorable prognosis, however, is seen for the longer term.

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