Twenty-five years have come and gone; some of the
predictions in this first issue of Technical Services Quarterly
came true, many of them did not. There have been dramatic changes in those twenty-five years, most of which
were unforeseen, as they always are. What is a certainty is
that libraries can no longer sustain or maintain the status
quo in technical services. What also is a certainty is that
technical services staff, with their unique skills, talents,
abilities, and knowledge in relation to the organization
and description of information, are desperately needed
in the new information environment. It is the responsibility of both library administrators and technical services
staff to work together to evolve and redesign workflows,
standards, procedures, and even themselves to survive
and succeed into the future.
Twenty-five years have come and gone; some of thepredictions in this first issue of Technical Services Quarterlycame true, many of them did not. There have been dramatic changes in those twenty-five years, most of whichwere unforeseen, as they always are. What is a certainty isthat libraries can no longer sustain or maintain the statusquo in technical services. What also is a certainty is thattechnical services staff, with their unique skills, talents,abilities, and knowledge in relation to the organizationand description of information, are desperately neededin the new information environment. It is the responsibility of both library administrators and technical servicesstaff to work together to evolve and redesign workflows,standards, procedures, and even themselves to surviveand succeed into the future.
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