Betting on the future? Double down on libraries

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Research Article| February 04 2014

Norm Medeiros

Magill Library, Haverford College, Haverford, Pennsylvania, USA

Norm Medeiros can be contacted at: nmedeiro@haverford.edu

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Norm Medeiros can be contacted at: nmedeiro@haverford.edu

Publisher: Emerald Publishing

Online ISSN: 2054-1694

Print ISSN: 1065-075X

2014

OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives (2014) 30 (1): 2–4.

https://doi.org/10.1108/OCLC-10-2013-0034

Purpose

– This article aims to describe three recent books that forecast the future of libraries.

Design/methodology/approach

– The article focuses on the transformative changes taking place in collections and technical services.

Findings

– The article finds that open access has secured a strong foothold in the information world.

Originality/value

– The article provides a vision of the future that is largely positive for libraries.

2014

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