The coming transfiguration of academic libraries

Maurice, Line B. The coming transfiguration of academic libraries., 1999 . In 8ο Πανελλήνιο Συνέδριο Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών, Ροδος (GR), 1999. [Conference paper]

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Much thinking about and planning of academic libraries seems to assume that they are more or less separate entities, which will gradually change and develop in reaction to changes in higher educa­tion and developments in Information Technology (IT). However, they exist only to serve the needs of society and individuals, and their future cannot be planned except in a much wider context. The fundamental questions are first how societies will develop, nationally and inter­nationally, and then how higher educa­tion information needs - both institution­al and individual - will change; for all sys­tems should be built around people - even today we do not know nearly enough about them. It is most likely that these changes will be radical. Only when these questions have been answered can it be determined what information resources are needed to serve new institutions, and how these can be organized and pro­vided, with the help of IT: Libraries can­not change unless their parent institu­tions change, and resistance from vari­ous quarters can be expected. Change will necessarily be largely incremental, and it will be difficult, demanding inspira­tional leadership and flexible staff; but expe­rience shows that it can be achieved.

Item type: Conference paper
Keywords: Παγκοσμιοποίηση, κοινωνική αλλαγή, Πληροφοριακή και επικοινωνιακή τεχνολογία, Ανώτερη εκπαίδευση, πανεπιστήμια, δια βίου εκπαίδευση, αυτό-καθοδηγούμενη μάθηση, μουσειακά αντικείμενα, αντικείμενα τέχνης, κέντρα πηγών, Globalisation, social change, Information and Communications Technology, higher education, universities, lifelong learning, self-directed learning, museum objects, art objects, resource centres
Subjects: D. Libraries as physical collections. > DD. Academic libraries.
F. Management.
Depositing user: Andreas K. Andreou
Date deposited: 04 Jul 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:08
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/9762

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