The Growing Importance of State Library Associations

Change is occurring faster than ever be­ fore in the history of libraries. This un­ precedented rapidity in change is espe­ cially noticeable in academic libraries. Moreover, change is now more discon­ tinuous, more ambiguous, and certainly involves greater risk. There is greater competition in the delivery of library ser­ vices. One of the primary driving forces of change in academic libraries is technol­ ogy. Among its many positive attributes, technology has enabled the library to be­ come a much more integral part of the academic enterprise. Moreover, we should expect even greater things from the evolving technology.