Abstract
Personal Information Technology (PIT) is an outgrowth of the consumer electronics market and the increasing trend toward digitized information. PIT is the only way to prevent the concentration of information resources by providing the worldwide and cheap availability of personal information and telecommunications systems. PIT will help libraries provide personal access to information sources for their end users. These users will have personal computers and access to the public telephone network. Libraries began by automating their housekeeping functions (cataloging, circulation, and acquisitions). They now provide public access to CD-ROM products and online databases with document delivery to supply wanted information. They have set up networks for improved interlibrary loan. End users may also want access, and the service support structure is more important than having the latest technology. In today's world, the policy framework for libraries must take into account end user access to computer-based libr...
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