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The Future of Libraries: Public Libraries: History has proved a pervasive need for publicly-funded libraries and modern research continues to solidify their continued support.   Public libraries are seen as the public’s Community Research & Development department and vital public assets.   Public libraries will continue to be a central force in our civic lives for the foreseeable future.   Municipalities will continue to support libraries as spaces in response to the various critical needs of their increasingly urban, technologically-savvy and diverse constituencies.   We have seen how libraries continue to evolve to meet the needs of their client base and this will continue to be the case.   The only question is how to prioritize the diverse needs of the community within a single entity.   Assuming a current trend of increasing processing power, sophistication in consumer electronics, and the demand for mobile content, some future functions I see public libraries fulfilling:

Jennifer Morales LIS 526 Spring Quarter 2008 URL: http://staff.washington.edu/jemor/index.html Government Documents Uncover the Story of the DMCA Overview Article: The Electronic Frontier Foundation. Unintended Consequences: Seven Years under the DMCA v.4 April 2006 Retrieved June 01 2008 from: http://www.eff.org/wp/unintended-consequences-seven-years-under-dmca Abstract: The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) of 1998 has been and continues to be controversial across the spectrum of content creators, distributors and consumers.   Currently in its tenth year, the DMCA has had wide-ranging effects on the distribution, access and use of information, particularly in regards to fair use of copyrighted work for research and teaching.   This article summarizes the DMCA, highlights some relevant litigated cases and its relevance to the library field.   Introduction: From its inception, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act has been and continues to be controversial across the sp