Future Libraries

Future Libraries
Author: Walt Crawford
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9780838906477

Argues against the futuristic idea of virtual libraries because it is devastating to the societal mission of libraries, proposing instead a balanced, human-oriented approach to technology that complements print, community library buildings, and user-friendly librarians.

Resilience

Resilience
Author: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2018-06-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838917534

This thought-provoking treatment of timely topic offers important points of consideration for library administrators and managers, as well as scholars of urban planning, public policy, disaster recovery, and related disciplines.

Future Libraries

Future Libraries
Author: R. Howard Bloch
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 170
Release: 1995-01-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780520088115

""Future libraries" rassemble d'émérites avocats, historiens, informaticiens, linguistes, et architectes pour aborder le futur des bibliothèques, des livres et de l'écrit dans l'ère électronique.

Planning Our Future Libraries

Planning Our Future Libraries
Author: Kim Leeder
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2013-11-12
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838996884

This thought-provoking collection will challenge librarians at every kind of institution to start planning today for the library of tomorrow.

Future Libraries

Future Libraries
Author: R. Howard Bloch
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2021
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0520368398

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993.

Public Libraries in the 21st Century

Public Libraries in the 21st Century
Author: Dr Anne Goulding
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1409485579

Public Libraries in the 21st Century presents a comprehensive analysis of the impact of recent policy initiatives directly targeted at public libraries along with broader developments in the public sector environment within which they operate. Key features include: • An exploration of the context within which public libraries are operating and analysis of their role in local and national life; • Examples of best practice in service delivery; • Evaluation of the challenges and opportunities confronting public library managers; • Wide ranging coverage, including information from published and unpublished sources, supplemented by interviews with key stakeholders in the public library sector. The book provides a unique and thorough guide to the contemporary discourses surrounding issues of identity, social purpose, value and strategy facing the public library service.

Hope and a Future

Hope and a Future
Author: Renee F. Hill
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-04-20
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1838676414

In a world that often questions the value of libraries and librarianship, this collection of reflective essays and future-focused research emphasizes the ways in which being an information professional continues to be a rewarding and vital profession.

Sustainable Thinking

Sustainable Thinking
Author: Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2018-01-29
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838916953

This book will show you how to harness sustainable thinking to move forward with confidence into the unknown.

Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age

Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age
Author: Susan L. Mizruchi
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 231
Release: 2020-03-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3030333736

The role of archives and libraries in our digital age is one of the most pressing concerns of humanists, scholars, and citizens worldwide. This collection brings together specialists from academia, public libraries, governmental agencies, and non-profit archives to pursue common questions about value across the institutional boundaries that typically separate us.