CLIR Report: No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century
The Council on Library and Information Resources has published No Brief Candle: Reconceiving Research Libraries for the 21st Century.
Here's an excerpt:
What are the critical functions of the research library in this changing landscape? How should we be rethinking the research library in a dynamic, swiftly changing landscape dominated by digital technology? To explore this question, CLIR convened a meeting of librarians, publishers, faculty members, and information technology specialists on February 27, 2008, in Washington, D.C. To prepare for the discussion, CLIR invited eight of the participants to share their perspectives on the future library in brief essays. The essays were circulated before the meeting and are presented in part II of this volume.
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