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Cultural Tenacity within Libraries and Publishers
- Library Trends
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Volume 57, Number 1, Summer 2008
- pp. 24-29
- 10.1353/lib.0.0018
- Article
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Libraries and book publishers coevolved during the period of information scarcity, and developed cultural traits that are affecting their strategies in the new era of content abundance. Both industries are under threat. The author examines the interdependencies, the similarities, and the different agendas of the two cultures; explores likely speciation within the new ecosystems; and frames reasons for both optimism and concern for the near future.