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Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Toward a New Alexandria

"Toward A New Alexandria: Imagining the Future of Libraries." The New Republic / Lisbet Rausing.
Washington: The New Republic Online, March 12th 2010.
"In other words, the question for scholars and gatekeepers is not whether change is coming. It is whether they will be among the change-makers. And if not them, then who? Who else will ensure long-term conservation and search abilities that are compatible across the bibliome and over time? Who else will ensure equality of access? Ultimately, this is not a challenge of technology, finances, or ultimately even laws, difficult though they are. It is a challenge of will and imagination."