[PDF] Future Library eBook

Author : Peng Shepherd
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2021-08-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1250828678

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More than a hundred years from now, an arborist fighting to save the last remaining forest on Earth discovers a secret about the trees—one that changes not only her life, but also the fate of our world. Inspired by the real-life “Future Library,” a long-term environmental and literary public art project currently underway in the Norwegian wilderness. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Walt Crawford
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 50,48 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780838906477

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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.

Author : Rebekkah Smith Aldrich
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 27,39 MB
Release : 2018-06-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838917534

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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.

Author : Robert K. Logan
Publisher : Understanding Media Ecology
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 27,12 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Digital media
ISBN : 9781433132643

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Originally written in the late 1970s, this book was untouched for more than 35 years. McLuhan passed away before it went to press, but Logan always intended to finish it. Looking at the future of the library from the perspective of McLuhan's original vision, Logan has carefully updated the text to address the impact of the Internet and other digital technologies on the library.

Author : Steffen Lehmann
Publisher : Oro Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 23,91 MB
Release : 2022-07-12
Category : Architecture, Modern
ISBN : 9781951541989

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The study Reimagining the Library of the Future investigates the various models of public buildings and civic space through the lens of the library. It takes a critical look at the history, present, and future transformation of this significant building typology that has recently emerged as a redefined community place, social condenser, and urban incubator for knowledge generation, storage, and sharing. In particular, the library has evolved as a vibrant and vital member of community development and as a basis for outreach efforts. This book presents 40 recent public and academic libraries from around the world, with over 200 images. As the survey of precedents shows, the historical cases have informed the design of the recent libraries and the continuous development of the building type over time. Well-designed libraries are now in abundance, and the wider view of this study includes mediatheques and learning centers. The selection of contemporary projects focuses on urban libraries in Europe (Germany, Italy, Austria, Netherlands), the US, Canada, Mexico, Australia, Japan, and China.

Author : Anjum Hasan
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,52 MB
Release : 2022
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781636280325

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This anthology brings together one hundred contemporary Indian poets and fiction writers working in English as well as translating from other Indian languages. Located anywhere from Michigan to Mumbai, the sources of their creativity range from the ancient epics to twentieth-century world literature, with themes suggesting a modernist individuality and sense of displacement as well as an ironic, postmodern embracing of multiple disjunctions. The editors present a historical background to the various Englishes apparent in this collection, while also identifying the shared traditions and contexts that hold together their uniquely diverse selection. In aiming at coherence rather than unity, Hasan and Chattarji reveal that the idea of Indianness is as much a means of exploring difference as finding common ground.

Author : Rachel Ivy Clarke
Publisher : ALA Neal-Schuman
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,33 MB
Release : 2020-01-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838917923

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The Library Futures Series continues with this primer on design thinking, broadly defined as an approach to problem solving which prioritizes empathy with and deeper understandings of users to define a problem; actively engages in prototyping to develop solutions; and iterates solutions through implementation and resulting modification.

Author : Sandra Hirsh
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,20 MB
Release : 2019-11
Category : Blockchains (Databases)
ISBN : 9780838946831

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"This book in the Library Futures Series examines blockchain technology, a concept with far-reaching implications for the future of record keeping"--

Author : Kim Leeder
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 28,50 MB
Release : 2013-11-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0838996884

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

Author : Steve O’Connor
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 25,63 MB
Release : 2010-09-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1780630468

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In this information age it is widely recognised that, in order to maintain relevance and to gain a competitive edge, libraries and other organisations in the business of information must continuously assess their roles, collections, services and perhaps most importantly, their business practices. Scenarios are a way of predicting and describing a future three to five years away while strongly engaging one’s community in choosing the future which is preferable. The horizon in which assessments about future roles change is growing shorter and shorter. While it is almost clichéd to state that change is the only constant, differing scenarios of what libraries might be allow all of us to contemplate futures we might otherwise not allow. Drawing on extensive experience in libraries in different parts of the globe, the authors provide a rich analysis of planning, managing and implementing change in information organisations through scenario planning. Through extensive practical applications, both actual and theoretical, the authors provide a strong background understanding and direct the reader through a planning process that is both readily applicable and innovative for all information organisations, irrespective of their size or client base. Extensive exploration of what it means to ‘shape our futures’ rather than having our future shaped for us Valuable techniques for understanding futures and creating different scenarios Practical applications are illustrated through examples and real life experience