Argues that the knowledge and ability to build and describe collections needs to be spread among a larger distributed group of participants in the face of two trends: (1) Traditional methods of organizing,k describing and providing access to documents are being overwhelmed by the ever-increasing number of digitized materials. (2) Cultural and indigenous knowledge is disappearing as environments and people cease to exist. Suggests three mechanisms.
Barber, Shirley L. (author), Corrin, Diane H. (author), Pitzer, Ronald L. (author), and Extension Educator, Minnesota Extension Service, Ramsey County; Extension Educator, Minnesota Extension Service, Hennepin County; State Family Life Specialist, Minnesota Extension Service
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1991-11
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 89 Document Number: C06113
Notes:
Ray, St. Paul, MN : University of Minnesota, Telecommunications Development Center, 1991. 8 p. (TDC Research Report No. 18)
Yaikova, A.T. (author / Deputy Director, Central Scientific Agricultural Library, the V.I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences, USSR) and Deputy Director, Central Scientific Agricultural Library, the V.I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences, USSR
Format:
Conference paper
Publication Date:
1981
Published:
International
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 76 Document Number: C04011
Notes:
AGRICOLA IND 88058347, In: Agricultural information to hasten development : proceedings of the VIth World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists; 1980 March 3-7; Manilla, Philippines. Los Banos, Philippines : Agricultural Information Bank of Asia, 1981. p. 323-327
