《电子图书馆》首先讨论了正在发生的社会变化,而这些社会变化对公共图书馆和信息服务事业有着直接的影响。这一讨论涉及到作者提出的第一个观点,即:技术增强了个人,家庭,组织团体处理并交流信息的能力,它将继续得到发展并应用。美国已经显示了这方面的主要趋势。这些主要趋势包括依靠微型电子计算机和文字信息处理机网络的 The “e-library” first discussed the ongoing social changes that have a direct impact on public libraries and information services. This discussion concerns the author’s first observation that technology enhances the ability of individuals, families, and groups to process and exchange information, and it will continue to evolve and be applied. The United States has shown the major trends in this area. These major trends include relying on the network of micro-computers and word processors