The traditional professions of the information world not
only have to redefine
the scope of their work but also to adapt to new techniques and new tools.
Technology is an opportunity which we cannot allow to slip through our fingers.
what
is important for the future is flexibility: some people will want to continue
to use conventional libraries while others may wish to use virtual ones.
The development of new technologies, new processing tools and new methods of
inforamtion transfer makes it possible to process any data and transfer it instantaneously
to any point on the globe.
Libraries and librarians/information specialists will continue to play important
social, cultural, technical and pedagogic roles in the future.