Change of needs of library users caused by the changes of conceptualisation of experiencing time and information under the influence of modern technologies

Abstract

Through the observation of changes in the way of conceptualising the experience of time and information, caused by the impact of information technology, especially the Internet, the changing needs of library users are examined. Implementation and modern concepts in librarianship are presented as a means of satisfying user needs - shared cataloguing systems and the concept of "Library 2.0". An aspect of modern concepts realization is the inclusion of all library collections into shared cataloguing systems, such are COBISS or BISIS, which includes school and higher education libraries, as well as research institute and institution libraries, implying constituting of virtual, school, higher education and research libraries. Implementation and presentation of these concepts are done for improving the services and achieving a higher degree of modern user needs satisfaction.