Special Issue:
Collections & Access for the 21st-Century Scholar:
Changing Roles of Research Libraries [PDF]

A Report from the ARL Collections & Access Issues Task Force

Contents

Introduction and Environmental Trends

• Transformation of the Research Institution
• Changing Patterns of Information Use
• Library Responses in a Fluid Environment

What New Approaches Are Research Libraries Taking?

• Expanding E-Resources and Redefining Collections
• Expanding E-Services & Tools to Enhance User Access
• Reconfiguring Library Space to Support Learning and Research
• Emphasizing Instructional Technology Services and Information Literacy
• Making Organizational Changes within the Library to Innovate and Improve Services
• Assuming Institution-Wide Leadership
• Looking for Opportunities to De-Emphasize Activities

Innovation and Change: What Are the Influencing Factors?

• Does Size Matter?
• Willingness to Collaborate & the Kind of Consortia in Place
• Willingness and Ability to Share Control
• Opportunities to Leverage Strengths of Space and Human Talent
• Extent of Institutional Readiness for Change
• Readiness of People to Work in Different Cultures
• Strategies for Preserving Digital Content
• Willingness to Take Risks

Conclusions & Recommendations for the ARL Agenda