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Meeting the Information Needs of the American People: Past Actions and Future Initiatives. Washington, D.C. : U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, 2008. SUDOC: Y 3.L 61:2 IN 3/7

This report is a summary of the activities and publications of the National Commission on Libraries and Information science, from its creation in 1970 to its merger with the Institute of Museums and Library Services in 2008. It closes by identifying future issues that library professionals will face. These topics include: Public Libraries and their changing role in Society; Digital Libraries; Building and Sharing Collections; Disaster Planning and Relief Efforts; Copyright; Internet; Library Education; Sustainability of the current model of Scholarly Publishing; and School Libraries.

This document is available online: http://permanent.access.gpo.gov/lps92741/MeetingtheInformationNeedsoftheAmericanPeople-NCLISFinalReport.pdf