The Library is Dead,Long Live the Library! The Practice of Academic Librarianship and the Digital Revolution     

Lyman Ross  Pongracz Sennyey 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2008,34(2):145-152

As a direct consequence of the digital revolution, academic libraries today face competition as information providers. Using Richard N. Foster's technology S curves as the analytical model, this article shows that academic libraries are in the midst of discontinuous change by questioning a number of assumptions that support the current practice of academic librarianship. The authors challenge these assumptions, and analyze the manner in which digital communications affect academic libraries.  相似文献   

Exploring the future of academic libraries: A definitional approach     

Pongracz Sennyey  Lyman Ross  Caroline Mills 《The Journal of Academic Librarianship》2009,35(3):252-259

The central argument of the article is that while the building, the collection and the staff were inseparably linked, in a digital environment these facets of the library are diverging. This divergence clouds the process of envisioning a future for the library, but, if properly defined, it is a source of clarity, which sheds light on strategic opportunities.  相似文献