Context for convergence: Arriving at the delta
Abstract:
Chapter 1 provides an overview of how library and technology organizations have evolved and responded to changes in economic and information systems that have historically supported and defined them. This analysis creates a context for understanding the market forces in play that create an environment conducive for convergence in information organizations.
Key words
information economy
service economy
history
evolution
professions
disruption
change
technology
assumptions
work processes
organizational structures
information
competition
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