BRITISH LIBRARY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION REPORT 3

The Impact of Digital Resources on British Library Reading Rooms

The Marc Fresko Consultancy

BRITISH LIBRARY RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE 1996

Contents

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 THIS STUDY
1.2 SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS

2. INTRODUCTION

2.1 SCOPE
2.2 SPECIAL FEATURES OF READING ROOMS
2.3 METHODOLOGY
2.4 INTENT OF REPORT
2.5 ORGANISATION OF THIS REPORT

3. WHAT OTHER FACTORS MIGHT AFFECT READING ROOMS?

4. WHAT ARE DIGITAL RESOURCES?

4.1 FACTORS
4.2 A MODEL OF DIGITAL RESOURCES

5. THE INTERNET

5.1 CURRENT STATE OF THE INTERNET
5.2 INTERNET STATISTICS
5.3 ACADEMIC JOURNALS ON THE INTERNET
5.4 BOOKS/MONOGRAPHS ON THE INTERNET
5.5 THE BRITISH LIBRARY ON THE INTERNET
5.6 THE INTERNET IN THE BRITISH LIBRARY

6. ACCESS TO BL CATALOGUES

6.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
6.2 BACKGROUND
6.3 DETAILS
6.4 SUMMARY

7. ACCESS TO DIGITISED BL RESOURCES WITHIN READING ROOMS

7.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
7.2 BACKGROUND
7.3 DETAILS
7.4 SUMMARY

8. ACCESS TO DIGITISED BL RESOURCES FROM OUTSIDE READING ROOMS

8.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
8.2 BACKGROUND
8.3 DETAILS
8.4 SUMMARY

9. ACCESS TO NON-BL NETWORKED RESOURCES WITHIN READING ROOMS

9.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
9.2 BACKGROUND
9.3 DETAILS
9.4 SUMMARY

10. ACCESS TO NON-BL NETWORKED RESOURCES FROM OUTSIDE READING ROOMS

10.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
10.2 BACKGROUND
10.3 DETAILS
10.4 SUMMARY

11. CD-ROMS IN READING ROOMS

11.1 NATURE OF EFFECT
11.2 BACKGROUND
11.3 DETAILS
11.4 SUMMARY

REFERENCES

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS

© The British Library Board 1996
The opinions expressed in this report are those of the author and not necessarily those of the British Library.
British Research and Innovation Reports are published by the British Library Research and Innovation Centre, and may be purchased as photocopies or microfiche from the British Thesis Service, British Library Document Supply Centre, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire, LS23 7BQ.

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