http://hdl.handle.net/2142/431 Allerton Park Institute Proceedings (no. 22, 1976); Edited by George S. Bonn and Sylvia Faibisoff http://hdl.handle.net/2142/524 The Last Quarter-Century: Change as Challenge or as Catastrophe Thompson, Kenneth W. Shera, Jesse H. Includes a response by Jesse H. Shera. Because most of us are "little conservatives" or "little liberals," we are baffled, divided and troubled by change. Most of our judgments about change reflect in some measure our varying temperaments and styles. Either we function best with things as they are in familiar surroundings where stimuli and responses are predictable and routine, or we demand bold new challenges and large opportunities to make life worth living. It is the beginning of wisdom to recognize that in our response to change we are not the same, and we do not help one another by blind insistence that we are. There is no such thing as one objective response to change; each of us responds from the ground on which he or she stands. Future trends Libraries and society Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/523 Prospects for women in the paid labor force Smith, Ralph E. Cooney, Jane Includes a response by Jane Cooney. The sharp rise in the number of women working outside the home is one of the most dramatic and important economic developments of the twentieth century. Its impact goes far beyond its consequences on the economy and on the labor market. I will discuss the prospects for women in terms of the number who will be working outside the home over the next decade or two and what they will be doing. I would like to make four major points : 1. Women's participation in the paid labor market has been rising at a rapid rate, and most have found jobs. This has already resulted in profound social and economic changes. 2. The jobs that women find, however, are typically within a narrow range of occupations. This pattern of segregation is deeply entrenched and results in lower pay and status for working women. 3. Women's job market prospects are closely linked with the prospects of the general economy. Economic growth encourages more women actively to seek work outside of the home and reduces their problems in making this transition. 4. With an improved economic climate, women's participation in the labor market should continue to increase faster than men's but the pattern of occupational segregation is likely to continue as well. Women in the labor force Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/522 Interactive electronic media Sherwood, Bruce A. Brong, Gerald R. Includes a response by Gerald R. Brong. I am going to discuss two major new media : interactive electronic systems and video disc. One is already with us, although on a very small scale, and it is the kind of electronic media represented by PLATO and similar computer-based systems. Although one reads about it constantly in Popular Mechanics, the video disc is not here yet. It seems certain to come, however, and I will try to outline some of the basic properties of both these new media. Because I am not a librarian, I cannot point directly to the exact impact these media will have on libraries, but I will as a layman allude to the kinds of impact I think are likely. Future trends Interactive electronic media Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/521 Education in America: The next twenty-five years Shane, Harold G. Bailey, Crystal M. Includes a response from Crystal M. Bailey. I am very pleased and very happy to be with this group because of my long-standing respect and appreciation for librarians. You cannot begin to work on hundreds of publications many of them research-oriented without being aware of the kind of selfless dedication that I have always associated with librarians. I would like to share with you some general information about the future which I think is of common importance not only to librarians, but to persons in all lines of work. I hope that you will make allowances for some of the gaps in my knowledge with respect to the future as it pertains to library science. I will begin by reviewing my own experiences in the field of future studies. Education Future trends Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/520 Changes in sexual identities Lopata, Helena Z. Shields, Gerald R. Includes a response by Gerald R. Shields. American society is in the early stages of a very dramatic revolution in the world of work and in its relation to the rest of human life. The foundation for this revolution lies in the development of a relatively stabilized, urbanized, industrialized or postindustrial as it is now called middle class population and culture. Its seeds were the movement of the 1960s, which questioned traditional views of the family, or work, and of our whole value system with its strong emphasis on the economic institution. The youth movement may not have directly revolutionized the "establishment," but it did raise some questions. The now-adult participants, as well as the youth of the 1970s, are not as heavily committed to hard work and making money nor to upward mobility as were the immigrants and the following two (or more) generations, which adhered to the Protestant work ethic with its puritanical rigidity and saw obvious rewards in pulling themselves out of the ghetto and into the "good life." Sex roles Change Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/519 Introduction to Changing times, changing libraries (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute November 14-17, 1976) Bonn, George S. Faibisoff, Sylvia Lacking a crystal ball, scientists, economists, political scientists, businessmen, educators, and other professionals are nevertheless trying to understand and possibly to forecast future developments. Since social change is inevitable, librarians must be ready and alert to understand, explain and cope with change during their professional lives. The specialists invited to the institute were asked to discuss from their own research perspectives: ( 1 ) three major causes of change government, economic conditions, and science and technology; (2) possible results of change in three areas of vital interest humanities (including leisure and morals), education and social institutions; and (3) the process of change and ways to create conditions for change. Librarian respondents were to point out various implications for librarians of the remarks made by each of the specialists, and to be ready with their own views on the topics if necessary. Libraries and society Future trends Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/518 Front matter including Table of Contents to Changing times, changing libraries (Papers presented at the Allerton Park Institute November 14-17, 1976) Table of Contents Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/517 Creating the conditions for change Ely, Donald P. Atkinson, Hugh C. Includes a response by Hugh C. Atkinson. Changes will occur, and to resent them makes us less able to make the necessary adaptations. If the prospect of change fills us with anxiety, the least we can do is to analyze the situation, determine the worst that can happen, and try to improve upon that; or, better, we could estimate the best that might happen and try to enhance the factors that will help to bring about the best results. The anxious person will run away from change with the hope that it will disappear. This is clearly a time of coping, not retreating; it is a time for deliberate movement rather than passive response. The purpose of this paper is to consider the meaning of change, the process of change, and the conditions for facilitating change so that both the individual and the institution can emerge as proactive participants helping to create the future rather than being shaped by it. Change in libraries Libraries and society Future trends Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/516 Project: Knowledge 2000 Carroll, R. Lynn McDonald, John P. Includes a response by John P. McDonald. rroject: Knowledge 2000, a conference organized by the National Science Foundation, was a unique event as well as an experiment. This was the first time that the foundation, essentially a grant-awarding agency, assumed the responsibility for creating and executing a program that it had originated. It was an attempt to discover, if possible, the knowledge needs and requirements for the country in the next twenty-five years by the year 2001. Knowledge was defined in the broadest sense: as information organized so as to influence decision-making and to improve the decision-making process. Future trends Libraries and society Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/2142/515 The future of government: Trends and emerging conditions Bezold, Clement Cooke, Eileen D. Includes a response by Eileen D. Cooke. What might happen to government in the next ten to twenty-five years? I will review two approaches to the future and the trends they suggest, and three conditions which could affect the direction of those trends and their impact on the government. My approach will be to examine two views of the future, one from the perspective of the federal budget, the other from the images provided by an overview of major futurist works. Both approaches raise questions about how the agenda of the government will be shaped. The following sections review : ( 1 ) activities to place on the institutional agenda the discussion of a shift in our societal paradigm and its implications for policy, (2) the growing interest within government for a more systematic consideration of the future, and (3) trends in citizen participation. Future trends Libraries and society Sun, 01 Jan 1978 00:00:00 GMT