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Discusses the role of librarians in knowledge management in terms of designing information systems, creating classification systems and taxonomies, and implementing and operating the systems. Suggests the need for librarians to be involved in user education and training, including database searching, using current awareness services, and using software. (Author/LRW)

Reviews several noncyclical, nonrepetitive hypotheses that try to predict broad spectrum maturational stages of overall information technology growth. Based on the areas of convergence among the hypotheses, several predictions are offered, and it is suggested that we are at a major transition point entering the third stage of computerized information system development. (14 references) (MES)

Describes stages of knowledge management and discusses how librarians can bridge the gap with the business world in order to attribute the needed skills to librarianship and information science. Topics include information technology; organizational culture and learning organizations; content management and taxonomies; and software selection. (LRW)

Argues that the increasing importance of database management systems (DBMS) and recognition of the information dependency of business planning are creating new job opportunities for librarians/information technicians. Highlights include development and functions of DBMSs, data and database administration, potential for librarians, and implications for library and information education. (17 references) (EJS)

Addresses problem of vertical stratification (belief that career path must be pursued in one type of library) in academic research librarianship. Highlights include job opportunities; misconceptions concerning inappropriate specialization and nature of academic research library management; consequences of institutional, individual, and professional vertical stratification; and problems of recruitment and education. (Eleven references are included.) (EJS)

Delineates four basic components appropriate to serials librarianship which are generally inadequately stressed in library education: knowledge of capabilities of computers and telecommunications systems; knowledge of scholarly communication; complementary quantitative skills for decision making; and knowledge of basic economic principles. (Author/MBR)

Analyzes development of education programs for information management in graduate schools of business and management, and discusses themes currently appearing in the business literature that indicate a need for information management courses. Present information management programs in business schools and current and future relationships with library/information schools are examined. (MBR)

Reports on recent advances in development and use of database management systems and increased recognition of importance of information requirements determination and the data dictionary/directory which have created a new role for librarians. Further potential for library careers in data administration is discussed. Twenty-seven references and additional readings are provided. (EJS)

Describes two types of program budgeting that were well received in the literature of the 1960s and 1970s. The results of a survey which examined the impact of zero-based budgeting (ZBB) and planning-programming-budgeting system (PPBS) on library budgets are presented, and potentially useful aspects of program budgeting are identified. (CLB)

Describes three stages of the automation of information processing systems by combining the concept of the exponential growth of operational capabilities with three characteristics: computational capability, ability to store data, and ability to communicate data. The growth of fiberoptic technology is described as beginning the third stage. (EM)

Presents a four-stage hypothesis of information systems development based on computational capability, storage capability, communications capability, and effective voice input. Moore's Law and Mooers' Law are explained, the interface between the system and the user is discussed, and projections for the future are suggested. (21 references) (Author/LRW)

Proposes a design for an online serials decision-making and collection analysis system: one which would have the ability to respond specifically to user interest profiles and to integrate locally generated data. (FM)

This study comparing four major data aspects--expert judgment as to research performance, bibliometric variables, research output, and organizational size--in 19 pharmaceutical companies reveals a consistent tendency for bibliometric indicators to perform better than expert judgments in predicting research performance. Drug output regression equations and 28 references are appended. (EJS)

A survey of special librarians/information officers in major industrial corporations reveals major discrepancies between what practitioners regard as important and what library schools traditionally regard as necessary core of field. Recommendations for library education, including involvement in the accreditation process, are derived. Eighteen references are listed. (EJS)

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