OCLC Report: "Five Year Information Format Trends"

[Mario Kowalak <kowalak _at__ ub.fu-berlin.de>]

Liebe Leserinnen und Leser von INETBIB, liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,

OCLC hat juengst eine interessante Studie zu Bedeutung und Trends bei
verschiedenen Publikationsformen/Medien veroeffentlicht (Stand: Febr.
2003). Online unter:
http://www.oclcpica.org/content/53/pdf/5yearinformationformattrends.pdf


Untersucht wurden

* Traditional Materials
* Scholarly Materials
* Digitization Projects
* Web Resources


Zitat aus der Zusammenfassung:


- A shift in new unit production of traditional and scholarly
materials from paper-only to a combination of paper,
print-on-demand (POD) and electronic versions is evident
in the developed world. Annual production rates of
electronic-only formats are growing faster than their paper-only
counterparts. Additionally, the 2007 forecasts suggest
even stronger shifts.

- On the more distant horizon, print-on-demand is likely
to increase and bears watching.

- Traditional information formats are not going away.

- New Web sites are not likely to continue to be created at
current or recent growth rates. But, the number of objects
(both text and graphic) expected to populate current sites
is predicted to grow exponentially.

- Digitization, although the most difficult area to quantify
with respect to total worldwide production volume, may
emerge as the most significant new format trend by 2007.
New funding, imaging technology, marketing and patron
appeal will likely fuel expansion faster than other
categories.


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   Mario Kowalak

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