Discuss the implications of these technologies in various information institutions, such as libraries, records centers and archives. It has been observed that access to information, instead of ownership of resources, has become the emphasis of libraries in recent years. Explain why this shift in emphasis has taken place and discuss the implications of such a shift for collection development librarians, catalogers, and reference librarians. In Fairfax County, some citizens groups have requested that material on such topics as the occuft and homosexuality be kept in an adults only section of the library. Discuss the ways in which libraries and librarians might respond.
Librarians often use subject headings or descriptors to indicate the subject contents of documents.
Discuss how libraries of the same type might serve dramatically different missions. Discuss the strengths and limitations of various access methods. In the information age, poor access to information reinforces the handicaps of those who are discriminatorily relegated to the margins of society. Discuss evidence to substantiate and dispute the author's claims. Suggest a strategy to achieve parity in information access in the environment of a particular type of library, information center, archives, or organization.