Currently librarians and broadcast ers are both questioning fundamen tal assumptions about their role, purpose, organizational structure and sources of finance. They are also in a state of transition from a trusteeship model of service, in which scarce assets are held in trust on behalf of society, and a more market-centred model. The differ ence between the two models underlies all decision making, affects recruitment, and determines whether the way forward is through co-operation or competition.
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