Rózsa, George: Some Considerations of the Role of Scientific Libraries in the Age of Scientific and Technical Revolution. An Essay and Approach to the Problem (A MTAK kiadványai 50. Budapest, 1970)

6 sociology and library theory, in short to library philosophy which are raised throughout the world by the scientific and technological development and economic growth? In my opinion, the answer to the first question is in the negative while it is in the affirmative in the second. However, the two questions are closely related, and the answers to be given and a thorough explanation of the problems involved is conditional upon long-term, multi-dimensional, and institutional research work on the part of the specialists. This study seeks to contribute to this research work by raising certain questions and outlining certain hypotheses

. In my view, to raise the key issues of a debate may, in itself, be profitable in certain cases, and 1 consider the question of the place and development of the scientific library in the conditions of the scientific and technical revolution as such a case.