ABSTRACT
Electronic methods of storing, communicating, and manipulating information have had a dramatic effect in the libraries at Vanderbilt and we expect the drama to continue. If Vanderbilt’s and other libraries are to take advantage of the new opportunities appropriately, libraries and their universities must assess the merits of the new information products. At the same time, libraries must reevaluate traditional practices. Should library budgets be larger to accommodate the new services? Will goals for building print collections change? Fortunately, the electronic systems also provide new tools for managing library services and should allow libraries to answer these questions with more information than has been possible in the past.
