Librarians relinquished curatorial selection by embracing the digital revolution

Evidence

Most of all, by empowering the digital revolution, librarians have given up the one unique selling point which they defended so tenaciously for almost as long as we have had libraries: the right to apply their knowledge, taste and discrimination to assisting the choice of their patrons. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 935

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 935
• XREF: connects to: Digital communication technologies have fundamentally changed public communication, reshaping perception of space and interaction — The Influence Of Communication Technology On Human Relations