That assumes that libraries provide no services around the materials
-- that they simply license them and then leave the users to their own
devices. Is that how you see libraries?
kc
Quoting Mark Huppert <Mark.Huppert_at_ANU.EDU.AU>:
> 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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>> -----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
>> >
>>
>
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