Because libraries are so closely linked to education, they will play a fundamental role in the transition to the Learning Society proposed in "A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform," the report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education. The Department of Education's Strengthening Research Library Resources Program, authorized under Title II-C of the Higher Education Act, has assisted in the operation of several library projects in the Chicago area, most notably aiding the University of Chicago in strengthening its ability to provide access to many of its resources. The Strengthening Research Library Resources Program acknowledges the special significance of the nation's major research libraries in contributing to and improving higher education and research; ideally, work done under the program has led to the development of an effective network of research library resources. Academic librarians should expand and share these resources, using them to augment every aspect of education and research. Teacher training in particular is an area which can especialy benefit from the close connection between education and libraries. Academic librarians face the challenge of identifying the role their libraries should play within the context of "A Nation at Risk." (KM)