Public Libraries in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Published on 11. November 2010
232 pages
978-1-59158-855-9 (ISBN)
Description
This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges.
Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. The book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological influences that determine the role of the public library in our society. It also looks at ways in which that role continues to change to meet new challenges, while always keeping true to the mission of bringing people and information together.
Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, the library reinvented and repositioned itself to be a force for people and their interaction with information. To illuminate that process, the book outlines the history and purpose of the public library. Issues of leadership, planning, decision making, organizing, and staffing are discussed, as is the impact of technology on how the library is managed and how it serves the community.
Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. The book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological influences that determine the role of the public library in our society. It also looks at ways in which that role continues to change to meet new challenges, while always keeping true to the mission of bringing people and information together.
Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, the library reinvented and repositioned itself to be a force for people and their interaction with information. To illuminate that process, the book outlines the history and purpose of the public library. Issues of leadership, planning, decision making, organizing, and staffing are discussed, as is the impact of technology on how the library is managed and how it serves the community.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Illustrations
3 bw illus
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-855-9 (9781591588559)
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Person
Ann E. Prentice is professor emerita and former dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
Content
- Cover
- Contents
- Preface
- 1-Introduction
- 2-Public Library Governance and the Role of the Trustee
- 3-Public Library Laws and Policy
- 4-Leadership
- 5-Public Library Demographics
- 6-The Library as Place
- 7-Innovation and Planning
- 8-Decision Making
- 9-Library Organization
- 10-The Impact of Technology on the Public Library
- 11-Services and Programs
- 12-Staffing
- 13-Marketing and Public Relations
- 14-Program Evaluation
- 15-Financial Planning
- 16-Into the Future
- Index
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