“I believe the Internet is a great technical achievement. However, when it comes to the organization of information so that we can locate, select, and distinguish among bibliographic items for serious research, the Internet has a long way to go.”

—  Henriette Avram

Source: They Won! And did it ALA’s Way, 1997, p.76

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