Scholarly Communication Issues

The article quotes the Director of Yale University Press as saying "It's fitting that as we enter into our second century, we begin to establish partnerships that will help us fulfill our founding mission--to aid in the discovery and dissemination of knowledge--well into the future." It is a nice reminder of the basic role of libraries and presses - to disseminate knowledge.

While many people continue to fret about the role of libraries in the new digital era and the imminent diappearance of the "book," we should remember that books and libraries are truly only containers for knowledge - that knowledge is not disappearing it is simply being reformatted. It is an exciting time when access to works from prestiguous presses are available instantly, whenever and wherever they are needed.

Tom Lamb