Research Library In The 21st Century

Description: 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 Author Biography: University of Texas at Austin, USA