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How do we interpret this interview with Bowes by Richard Poynder from last April (titled "Survivng in a Harsh World") in the light of the present situation? "Clearly, times are tough for LIS organizations. The question is, how should they respond? Oppenheim believes that, like the IIS, Aslib should have sought to merge with the Library Association. Former Aslib employee Blaise Cronin, now dean and Rudy Professor of Information Science at Indiana University, argues that Aslib should have moved to position itself in new areas like competitive intelligence. Wake up and smell the coffee, responds Bowes. In today's tough economic environment, it's necessary to make hard decisions and to think the unthinkable.As a result of Aslib's more radical approach, he says, the organization is no longer declining, but is successfully repositioning itself to meet the challenges of a harsh new world."Adapt and change or die," as he puts it." http://www.infotoday.com/it/apr03/poynder.shtml Is Aslib adapting and changing or dying by going into liquidation? Interesting to see what Bowes' strategy might be if he does take the organisation over. Dan