ABSTRACT
In the new model, research libraries will integrate in-print, local collections with networked regional, national, and international information access and delivery services. In such a networked, distributed system, libraries will play central roles as both providers of research materials and access points for users to these resources, which will be increasingly in electronic form. Through shared planning and action, libraries will broaden the breadth and coverage of research resources in North American research libraries and serve as electronic gateways for ubiquitous access to these information resources. Coordinated collection management will ensure both ownership in the research libraries community of materials as well as a networked access.
