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How and why librarians must participate in shaping the future of library management systems. Carl Grant

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Defining our future is NOT a task of representation, it is a task of participation!

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How and why librarians must participate in shaping the future of library management systems.

Carl Grant

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The mission and values of librarianship have to be embedded in the software you use.

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Defining our future is NOT a task of representation, it is a task of participation!

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For our services to have value they must offer differentiation.

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“While the great age of libraries is coming to an end, the great age of librarians is just beginning.”

T. Scott Plutchak. Director, Lister Hill Library of the Health Sciences @ University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Carl Grant

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