"Will librarians go the way of the soda jerk, telephone operator and travel agent? While libraries are today a vibrant part of the book-industry ecosystem, the extinction of those who run them professionally may be approaching.

According to a new study of the textbook market by Bowker, library information science textbooks generated about 30% less revenue in academic year 2011 (ending in Spring 2011) than in the previous academic year. It topped the chart of 'declining' disciplines at this morning's Book Industry Study Group higher education publishing event in New York..."

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