[PDF] The Library And Society eBook

Author : Wendy Evans
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 27,92 MB
Release : 2011-04-30
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1780632630

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This book reviews both the historical and future roles that public, private, academic and special libraries have in supporting and shaping society at local, regional, national and international levels. Globalisation, economic turmoil, political and ethnic tensions, rapid technology development, global warming and other key environmental factors are all combining in myriad and complex ways to affect everyone, both individually and collectively. Fundamental questions are being asked about the future of society and the bedrock organisations that underpin it. Libraries and Society considers the key aspects of library provision and the major challenges that libraries – however defined, managed, developed and provided – now face, and will continue to face in the future. It also focuses on the emerging chapter in cultural, economic and social history and the library’s role in serving diverse communities within this new era. Looks at all types of library in a period of major and discontinuous change, tackling the fundamental questions of the future of libraries in the context of major societal, political and environmental issues Poses important questions for the profession and policy development Fills a major gap in literature (recent discourse and debate on the future of democracy, for example, the library is rarely included)

Author : Solveig Robinson
Publisher : Broadview Press
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 43,25 MB
Release : 2013-11-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1554810744

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The Book in Society: An Introduction to Print Culture examines the origins and development of one of the most important inventions in human history. Books can inform, entertain, inspire, irritate, liberate, or challenge readers, and their forms can be tangible and traditional, like a printed, casebound volume, or virtual and transitory, like a screen-page of a cell-phone novel. Written in clear, non-specialist prose, The Book in Society first provides an overview of the rise of the book and of the modern publishing and bookselling industries. It explores the evolution of written texts from early forms to contemporary formats, the interrelationship between literacy and technology, and the prospects for the book in the twenty-first century. The second half of the book is based on historian Robert Darnton’s concept of a book publishing “communication circuit.” It examines how books migrate from the minds of authors to the minds of readers, exploring such topics as the rise of the modern notion of the author, the role of states and others in promoting or restricting the circulation of books, various modes of reproducing and circulating texts, and how readers’ responses help shape the form and content of the books available to them. Feature boxes highlighting key texts, individuals, and developments in the history of the book, carefully selected illustrations, and a glossary all help bring the history of the book to life.

Author : R. Howard Bloch
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 19,83 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780520088115

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""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.

Author : Silva, Elaine da
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 35,80 MB
Release : 2021-01-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1799865142

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The field of Information Science is intertwined with the complexity present in society. The study object in this field refers to data, information, and knowledge generated, mediated, and appropriated by different individuals in the most diverse human activities. Thus, discussing complex issues that are intertwined with information management, knowledge management, innovation management, organizational intelligence, information mediation, information appropriation, and information literacy is essential for understanding the future perspectives of digital humanity. Role of Information Science in a Complex Society presents discussions that can be applied to local, regional, and national policies aimed at economic and social development and supports innovative actions in economic segments that depend on innovation. Highlighting topics that include information literacy, ethics, knowledge management, and organizational learning, this book is an ideal reference source for academicians, professionals, researchers, and students, as well as entrepreneurs from different economic segments.

Author : Richard Rubin
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 25,71 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Information science
ISBN : 9781555705183

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The information infrastructure: libraries in context -- Information science: a service perspective -- Redefining the library: the impacts and implications of technological change -- Information policy: stakeholders and agendas -- Information policy as library policy: intellectual freedom -- Information organization: issues and techniques -- From past to present: the library's mission and its values -- Ethics and standards: professional practices in library and information science -- The library as institution: an organizational view -- Librarianship: an evolving profession -- Appendices.

Author : Lynn Gullickson Spencer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,82 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Librarians
ISBN : 9781634000161

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"A collection of scholarly essays on the role of psychology in libraries and library work"--

Author : Herbert Curtis Wright
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 13,93 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781936117758

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"Originally published by the Brigham Young University School of Library and Information Science in 1988, as number five in their Occasional Research Papers series"--Title page verso.

Author : Bernadette A. Lear
Publisher : University of Pittsburgh Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 49,92 MB
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0822988631

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Made Free and Thrown Open to the Public charts the history of public libraries and librarianship in Pennsylvania. Based on archival research at more than fifty libraries and historical societies, it describes a long progression from private, subscription-based associations to publicly funded institutions, highlighting the dramatic period during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when libraries were “thrown open” to women, children, and the poor. Made Free explains how Pennsylvania’s physical and cultural geography, legal codes, and other unique features influenced the spread and development of libraries across the state. It also highlights Pennsylvania libraries’ many contributions to the social fabric, especially during World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II. Most importantly of all, Made Free convincingly argues that Pennsylvania libraries have made their greatest strides when community activists and librarians, supported with state and local resources, have worked collaboratively.

Author : Peter Drucker
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,63 MB
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1136009469

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In this volume Drucker has collected twelve essays on technology and management and their relationship to, and interaction with, human society. In these essays the reader is able to grasp and savour some of the essential ideas and philosophy that have been expanded into Drucker's various books. In this volume Drucker has collected twelve essays on technology and management and their relationship to, and interaction with, human society. In these essays the reader is able to grasp and savour some of the essential ideas and philosophy that have been expanded into Drucker's various books.