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A spider waiting to bounce . . . eight lessons for planning in an age of uncertainty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Beth Houghton
Beth Houghton*
Affiliation:
Millbank, London SW1P 4RG, UK
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Abstract

Based on the acceptance of a future of continuing and accelerating change, this paper looks at the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental issues which impact on us as art librarians, and looks back to see what lessons might be learned to help us deal with a future we cannot predict with any certainty.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 31 , Issue 2 , 2006 , pp. 4 - 12
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 2006

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