We do have to create an access policy'. We must be ready to cooperate. We need to know the size of the problem and how it could be tackled . . . A more strategic approach to providing library facilities in support of research in all subjects needs to be developed involving both higher education institutions and other providers of research oriented library and information services'. The Libraries Review Group Report.
Libraries are the guardians of collections of local, national and international importance. . . .
Libraries contribute to the quality of our lives by encouraging creativity, supporting our democracy, promoting cultural values, fostering literacy and lifelong learning. Now they stand on the brink of the information revolution which could offer the people of Britain so much'. The views of the members of the two advisory groups have been influential in identifying issues and developing particular emphases.