... to issues that libraries face in the global knowledge‐based society. The first section discusses reframing the twenty‐first century research library. The discourse promotes collaboration and transformation in order to meet the library community's needs. This is possible, according to the authors...

... that respondents expressed concern about LIS journal usage and cost. Geoffrey Little can be contacted at: geoffrey.little@concordia.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Collection development Academic libraries Library and information science ARL libraries Research libraries Information...

... While recounting the impact of Hurricane Katrina on one collection, there are recommendations for the future of disaster planning at the institutional level. Jamie Ellis can be contacted at: j.ellis@harrison.lib.ms.us © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Research libraries...

...Tony Horava Purpose This paper discusses the importance of incorporating licensing issues in access policies for electronic resources in research libraries. The implications for patron understanding of basic legal issues and the role of the library in managing and acquiring these resources...

... critical to collection development in this complex universe. A certain level of objective reality is essential here. No responsible institution can justify the sort of large expenditures that typify the modern research library without a body of data as support. On the one hand, we need better use...