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Abstract
This article discusses the role of values in providing principles for the academic library. It examines the role of libraries in relation to the human record and the wider question of cultural heritage. The roles of technology and scientific management as tools rather than ends in themselves are explored alongside the nature of research. Co-operation and (when possible) integration of libraries with other cultural institutions is advocated.
Acknowledgments
This article is based on a presentation to Society of College, National, and University Libraries, British Library, London, on Thursday, December 8, 2011. Parts of this article are derived from other writings by the author. His most recent book is Broken Pieces: A Library Life, 1941–1978. Chicago, American Library Association: Chicago, 2010.