Next Library Trend May Involve Connecting Libraries Around the World

Richard Allen [writes…]
A Quebec software company wants to link together libraries around the globe in order to create a super-mega bibliopolis.
According to David Dorman, columnist for American Libraries, \”It is clear that each library\’s individual catalog can no longer be the centerpiece of the library\’s efforts to organize the resources it provides to its patrons. It is now just one tool among many, all of which need to be integrated into a coherent system for the information-seeker.\” [more…] from The International Herald Tribune