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In the afternoon I bounced around to a few sessions but wound up the acrl future of academic libraries session. The session was packed and focused on a report of alternate futures for academic libraries. In general active curation roles were popular as was the the idea that online learning could lead to virtual or non existent campus libraries.

The full report is at
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/value/futures2025.pdf

During the question time there was an interesting discussion about the impact of global economics on US higher education. There was a comment made later in the discussion about the need for libraries to explore their value and relevance by following research and establishing their own research agendas as opposed to seeking funding in the role of academic support.