Untitled Document Welcoming Address Klijs, Kees Th. We are gathered here on the nice campus of the University of Twente and when, after some refreshing rain the sun will break through in the coming days, you will see how beautiful this region is.
Librarianship is now a rapidly changing profession.
The enormous amount of information we are managing is growing at an ever increasing rate. But, that is not all. The media by which information is distributed are changing. Information and communication technology have profound effects on the way information is disseminated, received, extracted and used. As you know, in this country we have had a continuous battle against floods of water during centuries.