College and Research Libraries


Options for the 80s 

COllEGE 
& RESEARCH 

LIBRARIES 

The second national conference of the Association of College and Re-
search Libraries, which was held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, October 1-4, 
1981, had as its theme "Options for the 80s"- an attempt to look at the 
choices confronting higher education and academic librarianship in the next 
decade. Five speakers were invited to address this topic from the perspectives 
of the federal government, the research university, the liberal arts college, 
an academic discipline, and the academic library. The texts of these presen-
tations follow. 

ELDRED SMITH 

University Librarian 
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 
Program Chair, "Options for the 80s" 

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