Libraries continue to organize access to information but depend on consortia affiliation for access to consolidated collections. Knowledge guild reigns supreme Wide-area networks organized for focused clientele make resources available to scholars. Scholarly societies key providers of network services to members and holders of joint ownership of intellectual properties. Higher education, still in slow financial recovery, concentrated to geographically close clientele. Libraries subscribe to networked information and serve as payment managers.
Libraries provide access for students across disciplines and across networks.
Select libraries partner with societies for preservation. Research institutions principle providers of education and access. Academic, not commercial, standards govern intellectual property use. Complex negotiated agreements govern access by non-GREN to network. Libraries play key role in life cycle of information creation and distribution.