The Future of the Dutch Public Library

The Future of the Dutch Public Library
Author: Frank Huysmans
Publisher: Aksant Academic Publishers
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN:

The public library is the biggest cultural institution in the Netherlands, with around 4 million members and 130 million items lent each year. From an organization primarily concerned with lending books, the library is being transformed into a cultural center. This study describes possible futures for the public library in the Netherlands and provides policy proposals to counter negative trends.

Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries

Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries
Author: Peter Hernon
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2013-01-08
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0838996027

The collection of knowledge and practical wisdom in this book will help academic and public libraries find ways to honor their missions while planning for the broader institutional changes already underway.

Imagination and Participation

Imagination and Participation
Author: Joyce Sternheim
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9789462086883

How can the public library fulfil its classic social mission in our individualized and sometimes fragmented society? And how does such a library fit into the urban public space, in which commerce and consumption seem to reign supreme? This requires innovative architecture, the strength of imagination and the willingness to think countercyclically. In Imagination and Participation librarians Rob Bruijnzeels and Joyce Sternheim examine the most important transitions in public library work. They spoke with experts and Dutch top architects who have designed public libraries in the Netherlands and abroad. These conversations and the authors' own insights and experiences have resulted in a new perspective on contemporary library work that has been translated into starting points for the future architecture of public libraries. The authors have been working on the transition of library work and its consequences for the architecture and design of library buildings for quite some time. They are members of the Ministerie van Verbeelding, 'Ministry of Imagination', a design collective that previously designed a number of notable libraries. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie.

Creating Public Paradise

Creating Public Paradise
Author: Marian Koren
Publisher: NBD Biblion Publishers
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2004
Genre: Library architecture
ISBN: 9789054835707

Result of a conference organised by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Netherlands Public Library Association, on the occasion of the Dutch presidency of the Council of Europe on the 18th and 19th of March 2004 in The Hague and Apeldoorn. New functions and forms of public libraries in the 21st century were the central theme about which more than 150 participants of over 35 countries discussed. It was an expert meeting of governmental policy makers as well as professionals from the library field, and it includes library building and city planning, new public library concepts and its reflection in attractive and sustainable design and public library building. Consists of lectures, recommendations to the Council of Europe, seminar, survey reports on the situation of public libraries in European countries.

Audiovisual Media in the Dutch Public Library

Audiovisual Media in the Dutch Public Library
Author: Ed Spruit
Publisher:
Total Pages: 62
Release: 1983
Genre: Audio-visual library service
ISBN: 9789062522514

Based mainly on the experiences of seven Dutch public libraries during a 5-year study, this report discusses issues related to the integration of audiovisual materials and equipment into existing library collections. Following a brief introduction, its contents are divided into chapters: (1) Collection Building; (2) Processing; (3) Cataloguing; (4) Accommodating Audiovisual Materials; (5) The Lending of Audiovisual Materials; (6) The Equipment; (7) Use of Materials and Equipment in the Library; (8) Lay-Out of the Library; (9) Staff; and (10) Future Expectations. Topics addressed include the range of possible audiovisual materials, selection aids, acquisition, supply, withdrawals, composition of the collection, standardization, standards of the collection, suggestions for basic collections, materials processing, storage materials, integration philosophies, music and non-music collections, the children's department, open and closed access, public demand, borrowers, lending conditions, theft prevention, collection control, compensation for loss or damage, selection criteria, maintenance, furniture, staff requirements, and staff training. The final chapter presents 17 conclusions and 14 recommendations for the Dutch Centre for Public Libraries and Literature (NBLC) and Dutch public libraries. (JB)

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries

Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries
Author: José Luis Borbinha
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2009-09-15
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642043453

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries, ECDL 2009, held in Corfu, Greece, in September/October 2009. The 28 revised full papers and 6 revised short papers presented together with 2 panel description, the extended abstracts of 20 revised poster and 16 demo papers were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 181 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on services, infrastructures, interaction, knowledge organization systems, interfaces, resource discovery, architectures, information retrieval, preservation, and evaluation.

Public Library Policy

Public Library Policy
Author: Kenneth C. Harrison
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2015-02-06
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 311135721X

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.

Nordic Voices

Nordic Voices
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 323
Release: 2009-01-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 908790973X

This volume represents the work of sixteen authors, who all work at different universities and other academic institutions in the Nordic countries. It provides insight into the diversity of research being conducted in the northernmost parts of Europe.