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Archiving Electronic Journals, Gordon B. Neavill, Mary Ann Sheblé Jan 1995

Archiving Electronic Journals, Gordon B. Neavill, Mary Ann Sheblé

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Libraries must take an active role in collecting and archiving electronic journals to ensure that their contents remain accessible to users as far into the future as possible. The CICNet electronic journals project represents a promising example of cooperative network-based archiving undertaken by the library community, but at the present stage of development the most reliable archiving option is for individual libraries or library consortia to obtain electronic journals directly from the network and establish their own access and archiving procedures. Problems involving in long-term electronic archiving include the short life expectancies of digital storage media, hardware and software dependency, …


Has The American Public Library Lost Its Purpose?, Gordon B. Neavill, Daniel F. Ring, Helaine Dauphinais Jul 1994

Has The American Public Library Lost Its Purpose?, Gordon B. Neavill, Daniel F. Ring, Helaine Dauphinais

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Should 'Sex' be available at the public library? The issue of Madonna's book and the real purpose of the public library rages on in this three-way debate between a critic of "give-'em-what-they-want" selection policies, the director and trustees of a small public library, and a library historian.


Libraries And Texts In The Electronic Environment, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1993

Libraries And Texts In The Electronic Environment, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Preservation Of Computer-Based And Computer-Generated Records, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1991

Preservation Of Computer-Based And Computer-Generated Records, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Melcher, Daniel (1912-1985), Gordon B. Neavill Jan 1990

Melcher, Daniel (1912-1985), Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


"Editoria Elettronica, Biblioteche E Sopravvienza Delle Informazioni", Gordon B. Neavill Jan 1989

"Editoria Elettronica, Biblioteche E Sopravvienza Delle Informazioni", Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The King Report On Library Education, Gordon B. Neavill Oct 1987

The King Report On Library Education, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Graduate Book Arts Education: The University Of Alabama Program, Gordon B. Neavill Apr 1984

Graduate Book Arts Education: The University Of Alabama Program, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Electronic Publishing, Libraries, And The Survival Of Information, Gordon B. Neavill Mar 1984

Electronic Publishing, Libraries, And The Survival Of Information, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The Modern Library Series And American Cultural Life, Gordon B. Neavill Apr 1981

The Modern Library Series And American Cultural Life, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


John Tebbel: The Golden Age Between Two Wars, 1920-1940 Volume 3: A History Of Book Publishing In The United States [Book Review], Gordon B. Neavill Jan 1980

John Tebbel: The Golden Age Between Two Wars, 1920-1940 Volume 3: A History Of Book Publishing In The United States [Book Review], Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


The Modern Library Series: Format And Design, 1917-1977, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1979

The Modern Library Series: Format And Design, 1917-1977, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Book Distribution And Marketing In The United States: A Review Article, Gordon B. Neavill Jan 1977

Book Distribution And Marketing In The United States: A Review Article, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.


Role Of The Publisher In The Dissemination Of Knowledge, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1976

Role Of The Publisher In The Dissemination Of Knowledge, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

Transmission of intellectual works from their producers to consume Intellectual works can be disseminated in various ways. In nonliterate societies, the only means by which constructs of words and ideas can be disseminated is recitation, either by itself or coupled with performance. With the advent of writing, these constructs can be recorded and disseminated in physical form. Publication, involving the reproduction of recorded works in multiple copies and the distribution of these copies to consumers, becomes in literate societies a major mode of the dissemination of knowledge.The publisher has three basic functions in this process: he decides, by assessing both …


Role Of The Publisher In The Dissemination Of Knowledge, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1975

Role Of The Publisher In The Dissemination Of Knowledge, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

In literate societies, publication is a major mode of the dissemination of knowledge. Far from being a neutral middleman in this process, the publisher influences both the production and consumption of intellectual works. The publisher forms an important part of the institutional setting in which authorship takes place. By commis- sioning authors to write some works, and through his influence at the editorial stage, the publisher influences the content of what is written. The publisher acts as a gatekeeper, determining which works will be made avail- able to the public. He oversees the reproduction of works in multiple copies, determining …


Victor Gollancz And The Left Book Club, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1971

Victor Gollancz And The Left Book Club, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

The Left Book Club, which existed from 1936 to 1948, was the first modern book club in Britain. It distributed left-wing political books aimed at the political education of the mass public It attempted to mobilize British opinion against Hitler and agitated for a Popular Front and a collective security alliance. The Left Book Club was founded and directed by the publishe Victor Gollancz, who remained the most important influence on the club throughout its history. The Left Book Club was a highly successful publishing enterprise, and it developed into the leading left-wing political movement of the 1930s in Britain. …


The Left Book Club: An Historical Record, Gordon B. Neavill Sep 1970

The Left Book Club: An Historical Record, Gordon B. Neavill

School of Information Sciences Faculty Research Publications

No abstract provided.