The purposes of this paper are twofold: to present perceptions held within the research library community about changes taking place in the scholarly communication system and through the presentation of these views to stimulate dialog among the major participants in the system. The paper comprises five major sections. A section on the scholarly environment includes a definition of scholarly communication together with brief discussions of the influence of technology, elements of change, the rate of change, and the role of the library. A discussion of scholars addresses production quantity and the relationship between scholars and libraries. The section on publishers covers their role in scholarly communication, new technologies, costs, and growth. The section on the record of scholarship covers diversity of communication techniques and control of and access to information. The final section identifies users of the record of scholarship and briefly addresses mechanisms for the exchange of ideas, changing user behavior, impediments to the free flow of information, and the role of the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). (THC)