Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society

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Transforming research libraries: an introduction

Barbara I. Dewey

Introduction

Transforming Research Libraries for the Global Knowledge Society explores critical aspects of change necessary for successful transition into our vastly different twenty-first-century multicultural environment. Research library leaders from different parts of the globe with real-world experience navigating transformational change discuss key aspects of the evolving future of research libraries, academic librarianship, research collections, scholarly communication, and the changing nature of global scholarship.

Examining research library transformation from a global perspective acknowledges the broad context of scholarship as well as the imperative for international ...