This cite comes from the 07-18-09 issue of Current Cites.

Wallace, Danny P. "Academic Library and Research in the Twenty-First Century: Linking Practice and Research"  Journal of Academic Librarianship  33(5)(September 2007): 529-626. (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2007.06.003). - The author discusses the role of library research in the rapidly changing circumstances of today. As librarians, we live in a time of "uncertainty" where the old metrics (gate counts, circ, etc.) no longer apply yet where new metrics are not yet established. In the vacuum comes "anecdote and surmise" rather than evidence. To remedy this, he suggests various "targets for research". These include "making sense" of library stats, evaluating the effectiveness of bibliographic instruction and (re-)taking control of online web services and tools. In this way, the research of the 21st Century, (Research 2.0?) will distinguish itself by "finding new truths and creating new knowledge, not confirming that which is already known." - LRK