Librarians == accountants
The main reason for libraries is efficiency. A centrally
housed and managed collection is a great time saver for the community.
So is pooled acquisitions funding under central management.
If everything literally goes electronic, managing the money becomes
the main task of 'librarians'. Therefore they become accountants
with good knowledge of the products they buy - a bit like department
store Buyers.
regards
Mark
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Mark Huppert
Library Systems and Web Coordinator
Division of Information
R.G. Menzies Building (#2)
The Australian National University
ACTON ACT 0200
T: +61 02 6125 2752
F: +61 02 6125 4063
W: http://anulib.anu.edu.au/about/
CRICOS Provider #00120C
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jim Weinheimer
> Sent: Thursday, 14 July 2011 6:31 PM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] "Is a Bookless Library Still a Library?"
>
> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 10:50 PM, B.G. Sloan <bgsloan2_at_yahoo.com>
wrote:
>
> > From Time magazine:
> >
> > "We've been hearing about it for years, but the bookless library has
> > finally arrived, making a beachhead on college campuses. At Drexel
> > University's new Library Learning Terrace, which opened just last
month,
> > there is nary a bound volume..."
> >
> > See: http://ti.me/ooq5PI
> >
>
Received on Thu Jul 14 2011 - 20:30:57 EDT