Corporate Libraries: A Confluence of Forces Pressing on their Future
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2014-03
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American Research Institute for Policy Development
Abstract
The authors briefly survey the literature of the past twenty-five years on survival and
sustainability of corporate libraries and the ongoing confluence of forces challenging
information professionals working in them to demonstrate how they contribute to their
employer’s organizational goals. The question posed throughout the period reviewed
remains the same: Despite warnings that if they don’t act dire consequences will result;
why aren’t information professionals taking the lead in aggressively demonstrating how
they contribute to their organization’s success?
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One of the most difficult questions asked of the corporate librarian/information professional is
“what is the value of this service to the business?” Past responses have included the usual array of basic
statistics or number of customers or even some anecdotal evidence
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corporate libraries, strategic focus, alignment, value,