Drivers and Directions of Academic Library Development 2005

The purpose of this paper is not to guess what the future of academic libraries will be, but to identify and understand the present driving forces with a view to choosing and influencing directions of development, which will be advantageous to our users. Four major players will be considered: the IC...

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Main Author: Michael Cotta-Schönberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: openjournals.nl 2005-08-01
Series:Liber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries
Online Access:http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7814/
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spelling doaj-64e735823bd644ee97eab78c2e57912a2021-10-02T18:54:56Zengopenjournals.nlLiber Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries2213-056X2005-08-0115210.18352/lq.78147769Drivers and Directions of Academic Library Development 2005Michael Cotta-Schönberg0N/aThe purpose of this paper is not to guess what the future of academic libraries will be, but to identify and understand the present driving forces with a view to choosing and influencing directions of development, which will be advantageous to our users. Four major players will be considered: the ICT-industry, the academic institutions, the publishing industry, and the libraries.http://www.liberquarterly.eu/articles/10.18352/lq.7814/
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