Is It the Next Generation Yet?

The author discusses the role of libraries in the 21st century and how they meet the new demands from users. She recalls the issues presented during the launch of the Bicentennial Conference on Bibliographic Control for the New Millennium and the solutions offered such as the New Generation Catalogs, New Generation Libraries, and New Generation Technical Services. She describes the new focus of libraries on networked collections such as the Orbis Cascade Alliance instead of library collections.