The new technologies: impact on coleection development

Abstract

With the introduction of the new technologies in the publishing industry new types of materiaIs appeared in the market making more difficult the task of selection. In the last year, automation came to the sector of selection/acquisition in the libraries/information units forcing operational and structural changes. A description of these technological as well as organizational transformations is presented, with the need felt for changing concepts about what is understood by publishing industry, libraries and dissemination of information..