Research Library In The 21st Century

This book investigates the evolving nature of scholarly communications, the many challenges facing higher education, and the obligations of research libraries to promote teaching, learning, and research in a time of rapid change. This book was published as a special issue in Journal of Library Administration. Table of Contents: 1. Preface Fred M. Heath 2. Welcoming Remarks William Powers, Jr. 3. Possible Futures for the Research Library in the 21st Century James J. Duderstadt 4. Lecture: Impact of Digital Scholarship on Research Libraries Clifford Lynch and Introduction by Don E. Carleton 5. Panel 1: Continuity and Change in University Scholarship Bernard Frischer, John Unsworth, Lorcan Dempsey, and Introduction by Tom Staley 6. Panel 2: The Implications of Digital Scholarship for Research Libraries: Challenges of Access and Preservation Dan Connolly, Kevin Guthrie, Alice Prochaska, and Introduction by Andrew Dillon 7. Panel 3: Into the Glass Darkly: Future Directions in the 21st Century Karen Hunter, Donald Waters, Lizabeth Wilson, and Introduction by Fred M. Heath 8. Community Forum: Research Libraries in the Digital Age Duane Webster and Betty Sue Flowers 9. The University of Texas: Looking Forward: Research Libraries in the 21st Century Fred M. Heath