A t this stage of my academic career, my position is secure and further advance ment is unlikely. Thus, I can bear the risk of making some new enemies in return for this delightful opportunity to share my views, and perhaps generate some useful discus sion, about the role of academic librarians as scholars. Broadly stated, my opinion is that aca demic librarians should publish more and complain less. I think that scholarship is both an obligation and a pleasure and that con cerns about lack of time can be managed.