Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World - Softcover

Lankes, R. David

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9781477476352: Expect More: Demanding Better Libraries for Today's Complex World
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ISBN 10: 1477476350 ISBN 13: 9781477476352
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub, 2012

Synopsis

Libraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places of books in our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren t about books, what are they about?In Expect More, David Lankes, winner of the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, walks you through what to expect out of your library. Lankes argues that, to thrive, communities need libraries that go beyond bricks and mortar, and beyond books and literature. We need to expect more out of our libraries. They should be places of learning and advocates for our communities in terms of privacy, intellectual property, and economic development.Expect More is a rallying call to communities to raise the bar, and their expectations, for great libraries.

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About the Author

R. David Lankes is a professor and Dean's Scholar for the New Librarianship at Syracuse University's School of Information Studies and director of the Information Institute of Syracuse. His book, The Atlas of New Librarianship won the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature. Lankes is a passionate advocate for librarians and their essential role in today's society.

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Publisher
Createspace Independent Pub
Publication date
2012
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1477476350
ISBN 13 
9781477476352
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
118
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