A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Conclusions

• There was significant overlap among the priorities identified by the two 1980s studies.

• Research activity was not evenly spread among the priorities, some receiving little, if any, attention.

• Funding patterns, whether from private or public sources, do not reflect the priorities identified in the two base studies to which the report refers.

• Federal and non-Federal funding patterns are quite similar.

• A substantial portion of library research resides in the academic sector, widely distributed in terms of numbers of projects, very narrowly distributed in terms of funding.

• The funding picture has changed radically in the last few years, traditional sources declining, others taking their place, and the emphasis shifting to electronic library issues.

[Key Findings -- Funding]

[Recommendations]