Abstract

Changes affecting American research universities include rapid advances in information technology; trends in job requirements, career paths and demographics; business restructuring; and the use of societal benefit as a criterion for financing research. In response, research will become more collaborative and international. Scholarly communication will transformed by the electronic world. Libraries will become sophisticated linked information networks equipped with powerful search engines. The structure and size of the research enterprise will adapt to economic conditions. Research universities will build greater synergies between research and education and adjust to serve the needs of a diverse populace for primary and continuing education.

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