I believe that those of us who try to carry out this academic library mission will find that while the surface veneer of our work will continue to change in dramatic and often stressful ways, we will also continue to be guided most wisely by the values and principles that have been the library's bedrock for decades. Books Are For Use . Every Book Its Reader . Save The Time Of The Reader . The Library Is A Growing Organism .
Books Are For Collecting .
Some Readers Their Books . Some Books Their Readers . The Time of the Reader . The Library Is A Growing Mausoleum . The laws of Ranganathan and Line assert in their own ways that the academic library should be measured by the extent to which it selects resources on the basis of user needs, organizes the resources so they may be identified and accessed efficiently, promotes and exposes resources to potential users, engages its users in an ongoing dialogue regarding evolving user needs, and responds to social and technological trends affecting higher education.