Inventing the Future
Information Services for a New Millennium
Published on 6. January 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
1 pages
978-1-56750-451-4 (ISBN)
Description
Inventing the Future: Information services for a New Millenium is a sequel to Harris and Hannah's 1998 book Into the Future. In this book they move beyond the rhetorical contests about the future of the library and turn their attention to the more prosaic but vital task of managing our ever more complex and constantly changing libraries. The pages in this book present a blueprint that will guide us in the re-visioning of library and information services, allowing us to remain true to our inherited legacy while looking insistently for innovative and effective ways of inventingour future.
Reviews / Votes
The book is highly readable, and it pulls no punches when it describes what librarians need to do to survive. . . . For libraries starting to deal with change, this book is required reading . . . [it] raises issues that librarians might not be comfortable addressing. * College & Research Libraries *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56750-451-4 (9781567504514)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Stan A. Hannah, Michael H. Harris
Content
Preface
Introduction: The Alexandrian Library Burnt Again
Paradise Lost or Paradigm Found?
Crossing the Postindustrial Divide
Organizing for Change: The Need for the Learning Organization
Envisioning the Future: The Need for a Shared Vision
The Need for a Shared Vision
Libraries and the Monumental Weight of History: Old Visions, New Challenges
Toward the Information Future: Libraries as Knowledge Bases
The New Alexandrian Library: Libraries and Information Management
References
Author Index
Introduction: The Alexandrian Library Burnt Again
Paradise Lost or Paradigm Found?
Crossing the Postindustrial Divide
Organizing for Change: The Need for the Learning Organization
Envisioning the Future: The Need for a Shared Vision
The Need for a Shared Vision
Libraries and the Monumental Weight of History: Old Visions, New Challenges
Toward the Information Future: Libraries as Knowledge Bases
The New Alexandrian Library: Libraries and Information Management
References
Author Index