This interview was conducted at the Cornell University Library on November
19 and 30, 1998. In his current position as Deputy University Librarian, At
kinson has library-system-wide responsibility for coordinating selection te
chnical services, preservation, and public services In this interview, he d
iscusses his job, his writings, his views on the radical transformation of
scholarly information exchange, and the future of libraries and library ope
rations. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ltd.