Scientific information: technology, will and access

This article addresses the access to information from a point of view that relates the evolution of technology to the methods of treating information and to the desire for knowledge. The first part introduces some important events in ancient times, the end of the middle ages/beginning of the modern...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Pavani, Ana M. B.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2007
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
Repositorio:Encontros Bibli
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/464
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/eb/article/view/1518-2924.2007v12nesp1p104
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:bibliotecas
tecnologia
bibliotecas digitais
acesso aberto à informação
libraries
technology
digital libraries
open access to information
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Sumario:This article addresses the access to information from a point of view that relates the evolution of technology to the methods of treating information and to the desire for knowledge. The first part introduces some important events in ancient times, the end of the middle ages/beginning of the modern age and the XIX century. Then, it presents an overview of the current situation of traditional libraries and compares some characteristics with the corresponding ones for digital libraries. It ends by mentioning the international efforts towards open archives and open access to information; it shows examples of positive results.