[LIS-Forum] 2020 Shape of Academic and Research Libraries

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Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 15:33:59 +0530
From: Sukhdev Singh <esukhdev at gmail.com>

Year 2020 - Online is In and Paper is Out:

Let us assume by the year 2020:
-- All content required for teaching, learning and research is available online.
-- 24/7 Access is available for free or fee.
-- Online content is well indexed and rated.
-- Vendors provide single point access to premium content and
organized free content.
-- Access is available at a cost, which is less then 10 % of the total
educational cost of a postgraduate student.

What would be shape [should I call future?] of Academic and Research Libraries?
Any wild guesses?

Let us dare to imagine.

Comments Please.

--Sukhdev Singh, NIC.
http://openmed.nic.in




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