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Peer reviewedHeilprin, Laurence B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
Examines the community of libraries and library schools for the probability of its long-term survival in its present form. Evolutionary rates are considered, essential functions now performed by the library community are described, and two new functions are recommended for future survival: (1) research leadership in information science, and (2)…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Evolution, Futures (of Society), Information Science
