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The Library Yet to Come Louis Charles Willard The Reference Librarian No.47

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SUMMARY (reduce acquisitions) (reduce acquisitions) (older materials will become less visible and absent from the apparatus) (older materials will become less visible and absent from the apparatus) (the nature of access influence the direction of scholarly inquiry) (the nature of access influence the direction of scholarly inquiry)

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(sophisticated acquires) (sophisticated acquires) (the resource of the electronic world rather than learning about and playing with) (the resource of the electronic world rather than learning about and playing with)

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PREDICTIONS AND VISIONS (visions) (predictions) The Third Spirit of Charles Dickens Christmas Carol The Third Spirit of Charles Dickens Christmas Carol A party platform in a Presidential campaign. A party platform in a Presidential campaign.

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Better Access to Less (access to collections)

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Don Simpson of the Center for Research Libraries (implosion of the core)

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vendor-based approval plans

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The Scandal of Age

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Technology Calls the Tune

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Pretenders, Not True Heirs

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A Call to Arms

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The Never-Never Land of Comprehensiveness

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(given library) 1. (patron) 1. (patron) 2. 2.

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The Inculcation of Low Expectations

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(public services) (public services)

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1. 1. 2. (microcomputer) (expert systems) 2. (microcomputer) (expert systems) 3. 3.

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AACR-2 AACR-2

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