Meeting the Information Needs of the American Public: Past Actions and Future Initiatives

http://www.nclis.gov/about/MeetingtheInformationNeedsoftheAmericanPeople-NCLISFinalReport.pdf

A Report Based on Research Sponsored by the
U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science
Conducted by Nancy Davenport and Judith Russell

NCLIS developed a forward looking research agenda that would have the support of and meet needs expressed by multiple sectors of the information community. From interviews and recommendations elicited from the information community, a specific research agenda emerged that clustered around four broad topics: Public Libraries: Their Changing Role in U.S. Society and Measuring Their Societal Value; Digital Libraries; Building and Sharing Collections; and Disaster Planning and Relief Efforts.