ABSTRACT

Our academic environment as a whole-as well as its component activities including research, publication, and teaching-has been predicated on the smooth and harmonious integration of three interrelated domains: (1) the generation of information, through discovery, analysis, and synthesis; (2) the codification and preservation of information, through publication, archival work, and the development of library collections; and (3) the dissemination and application of information, largely through the structuring of teaching and learning activities.