Consortia and cooperative approaches have become important in the 1990s. A recent report from the Center for International Education of the US Department of Education maintains that continuous library development must be a high priority to maintain center strength, and that the rising costs of acquisitions demand more interuniversity coordination. I hope that this conference will be able to address these and other issues. A number of participants questioned O'Meara's presentation of area studies as being synonymous with Title VI centers. Area studies are more diverse than that at Title VI centers.
Area studies exist at colleges as well as research universities.
At an increasing number of institutions, inter-area and global studies are being emphasized. The need for more area studies outreach to business and professional schools and to smaller institutions whose libraries do not belong to ARL was discussed. The importance of undergraduate and high school language training for the future of area studies was mentioned, as well as the impact of the adoption of responsibility-centered management in an increasing number of higher education institutions.