InfoMatters :: The depressed librarians - The Diigo Meta page

• 20 Jun 08
  

  Wisely

  libraries trends

  • The Future is bleak:
     93% believe the next 10 years look less promising than before for the profession of librarian.
     70% believe their libraries’ commitment to intellectual freedom is diminishing even when 81% believe the need for public libraries to protect intellectual freedom is increasing.
     55% believe more fee-based services are in their future, 44% believe the library’s place in the market is eroding.
  • 87% believe the library trustees fail to raise the visibility of the library in the community, and have no political clout, even as 71.4% of respondents believe their library board is becoming older and more political! 57% feel there is no common understanding between staff and boards on the library’s direction anyhow.

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