The Library-Learner Dynamic in a Changing World

Abstract

MUCHHAS BEEN WRITTEN concerning the rate of change, the movement of society from an industrial era into an information age, and the rather startling advances in technological development. The focus of these voyages into literary expression has been primarily global in approach and less attention has been drawn to individual response to external change. Still fewer are the references to the public library’s role vis-A-vis its community and client groups. The literature reflects much on auto-mation and technology but generally from an operational perspective. This article will address this perceived gap and center on the library-learner dynamic as it is influenced by a changing world. Today’s World...Tomorrow’s Challenge The reality of today is the reality of change. Few people are unaware that things are changing, but the rate of that change-the acceleration that drives today’s changes-is less apparent. As individu-als conduct their daily lives, their attention is understandably concen-trated on the details of living, and developments in the laboratory seem extremely remote. Occasional references to changes in the workplace, to new types of computers, or to new models of stereo equipment or televisions appear in local newspapers, but the overwhelming needs of everyday life keep such information at a psychological distance.

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