Roger Mills

Easy to change from one to the other without anyone noticing

Would it matter?

Teacher Matchmaker Lover

virtual relationship? Pastor

Shoulder to cry on Connector

To every book its reader To every reader their book Save the time of the reader

Aging print Use too low to justify keeping Someone else will What if they don’t?

"As a national library, the print collection is core to researchers and the agricultural history of the nation. It is this reduction of $3,000,000 for the print collections that is of immediate concern. In FY 2007, NAL document delivery services filled 29,000 requests from the NAL collection for materials which were available in print-only--not available electronically. In FY 2009, such requests for print-only materials would not be filled. “

From letter by the USAIN Executive Council on behalf of the U.S. agricultural information community to the Chairwoman, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies

http://www.usain.org/budget%20proposal%20de%20lauro.pdf

Digitising to preserve Preserving the digital Someone else will do it Can we be sure?

Advocate Watchdog Literature expert Copyright expert

Bibliometrics expert Publishing adviser Plagiarism adviser

Red spot: top priority Green spot: other worthwhile areas

Practical projects Alone or together?