Abstract
All of us working in Turkish libraries at the start of the 3rd millennium are very much aware that we are engaged in an "uphill struggle" in nearly every aspect of our work. Technology continues to evolve at a pace so rapid we can barely stay abreast of information disseminated about it, let alone harness it to our advantage and, more importantly, to the benefit of our patrons. Even the issues we discuss this year in varous meetings on digital librarianship will change betore the year is out. Yet our mission will remain essentially unchanged, and we must fulfill it, meeting myriad needs with limited means. Using Koç University Library as a case in point, this paper identifies strategic issues facing Turkish libraries today and relates information about some interesting initiatives being taken by our American and British colleagues in dealing with them. Key issues are: redefining collection development, acquiring the right mix ot resources, deciding what to save and how to preserve it, and creating viable mechanisms tor cooperative endeavors.
Highlights
Al/ of us working in Turkish libraries at the staı1 of the 3rd millennium are very much aware that we are engaged in an "uphi/1 strugg/e" in nearly every aspect of our work
Technology continues to evo/ve at a pace so rapid we can barely stay abreast of in formation disseminated about it, !et alone harness it to our advantage and, more im poı1antly, to the benefit of our patrons
Even the issues we discuss this year in vari ous meetings on digital librarianship wi/1 change betore the year is out
Summary
Üçüncü binyılın başında Türk kütüphanelerinde çalışanlar olarak, yaptığımız işin he men hemen her yönüyle "zorlu bir mücadele" verdiğimizin bilincindeyiz. Teknoloji öy le hızlı gelişmeye devam ediyor ki, bırakınız teknolojiyi kendi avantajımıza -daha da önemlisi kullanıcılarımızın yararına- kullanmayı, teknoloji hakkında yayımlanan bilgiler le bile ancak başa çıkabiliyoruz. Koç Üniversitesi Kütüphanesi örneği kullanılarak, günümüzde Türk kütüphanelerinin karşı karşıya olduğu stratejik sorunlar belirlenmek te ve bu sorunların çözümü için Amerikan ve İngiliz meslektaşlarımızca başlatılan ba zı ilginç girişimler hakkında bilgi verilmektedir. Technology is evolving at a pace so rapid we can barely stay abreast of the information disseminated about it, let alone harness it to our advantage and, more importantly, to the benefit of our patrons. About the only thing that changes more rapidly than emerging technologies is the value of the Turkish lira!. Even issues we discuss this year in various meetings on digital librarians hip will change before the year is out. We must not find but, we must create solutions to our problem of meeting myriad demands with limited means
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