Information services in crisis and the post-industrial society

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Courrier, Yves^{; 1}

Affiliations: Division du Programme Général d'Information, Unesco, 7 place de Fontenoy, 75700 Paris, France

Note: [1] This paper is a revised translation of ‘La crise des services d'information documentaire et la société post-industrielle,’ published in Théorie et pratique de l'enseignement des services de l'information (Colloque Conjoint AIESI/ALISE, Montreal, 25–27 May 1988, pp. 333–353). The English text has been finalized by M.K. Roberts, to whom the author wishes to express his deep gratitude. The views expressed in this document represent those of the author and cannot be interpreted in any way as expressing Unesco's official position.

Abstract: This paper considers the consequences for education and training of the crisis facing libraries in terms of budget, buildings and personnel. The contribution of new technologies to overcome this crisis and the opportunities offered by the post-industrial society are examined and the pre-eminence of information service is emphasized.

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-1990-8303

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 223-237, 1990