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Michael Leach (Harvard University)
"Whither the collections? Whither the librarian?"
Since their inception, STM libraries have been fundamentally connected to print collections, primarily in the form of serials and monographs. However, in the past couple of decades, with the continued serials crisis, shrinking budgets, fewer monograph purchases, and the advent of electronic content, this connection of STM libraries and their collections has begun to break, and, in some instances, appears to be nearly severed. Many have viewed this disconnect as detrimental to STM libraries. In fact, faculty, provosts and presidents now proclaim the death of the STM library, since collections are “available on the Internet.” M. Leach’s talk will focus on this specific aspect of science librarianship—where we have come from, what the current state of collections are, and where we may end up, highlighting perceptions and reality when it comes to STM libraries and their changing collections.

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