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The game has changed. We face an array of possibilities and challenges that will leave no library untouched. We are, whether we want to or not, about to become much more than we are now--or much less. Roy Tennant, 1998
The Research Roles of Libraries
The 'research' roles of libraries have been several:
* Libraries with collections of materials which are objects of research. Many of the 'Australian' collections of the National Library and the state libraries fall into this category, eg oral history recordings, or manuscripts, which are unique items,
* Libraries with collections of materials which report the results of ...