THE TREASON OF THE LIBRARIANS - CORE COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AND OPPORTUNITY COSTS IN THE INFORMATION ERA

Librarians advocating a conservative, even reactionary, stance relativ e to the emerging integrated digital communication environment place t he future of library and information services at risk. Confronting the conservative position,this article argues that librarians must consid er opportunity costs linked to a ''bookish'' perspective and re-vision the library in the digital era.