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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Foreword - p. iv 6. Preface - p. xx 7. Acknowledgements - p. xxii 8. List of abbreviations - p. xxiii 9. List of figures, tables and case studies - p. xxviii 10. About the authors - p. xxviii 11. Chapter 1: Libraries, society and social responsibility - p. xlvi 12. Chapter 2: I wouldn’t start from here … provision and use of UK libraries - p. 16 13. Chapter 3: From people flows to knowledge flows - p. 33 14. Chapter 4: Scholarly communication and access to research outputs - p. 51 15. Chapter 5: Free and equal access: a conundrum for the information society - p. 51 16. Chapter 6: The more they change, the more they stay the same: public libraries and social inclusion - p. 79 17. Chapter 7: Widening access to information: the haves and the have-nots? - p. 99 18. Chapter 8: Tackling inequalities around the globe: the challenge for libraries - p. 118 19. Chapter 9: Islands in the cloud: libraries and the social life of information - p. 139 20. Chapter 10: From the passive library to the learning library – it’s an emotional journey - p. 152 21. Chapter 11: The modern academic library - p. 164 22. Chapter 12: Libraries and distance education - p. 178 23. Chapter 13: Syllabus independence and the library - p. 192 24. Chapter 14: Libraries in the information society: cooperation and identity - p. 192 25. Chapter 15: Children’s reading habits and attitudes - p. 192 26. Chapter 16: The user of tomorrow: young people and the future of library provision - p. 234 27. Chapter 17: Redefining the librarian - p. 251 28. Chapter 18: Redefining librarianship - p. 262 29. Chapter 19: The future of librarians in the workforce: a US perspective - p. 276 30. Chapter 20: The value of libraries: the relationship between change, evaluation and role - p. 302 31. Chapter 21: The future of and for library and information services: a public library view - p. 325 32. Chapter 22: The future of public libraries and their services: a Danish perspective - p. 339 33. Chapter 23: Library landscapes: digital developments - p. 359 34. Chapter 24: Towards Library 2.0: building the library of the future - p. 377 35. Chapter 25: Library 2050 - p. 397 36. Index - p. 416
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.
1. Cover image - p. Cover 2. Title page - p. Cover 3. Table of Contents - p. Cover 4. Copyright - p. Cover 5. Foreword - p. iv 6. Preface - p. xx 7. Acknowledgements - p. xxii 8. List of abbreviations - p. xxiii 9. List of figures, tables and case studies - p. xxviii 10. About the authors - p. xxviii 11. Chapter 1: Libraries, society and social responsibility - p. xlvi 12. Chapter 2: I wouldn’t start from here … provision and use of UK libraries - p. 16 13. Chapter 3: From people flows to knowledge flows - p. 33 14. Chapter 4: Scholarly communication and access to research outputs - p. 51 15. Chapter 5: Free and equal access: a conundrum for the information society - p. 51 16. Chapter 6: The more they change, the more they stay the same: public libraries and social inclusion - p. 79 17. Chapter 7: Widening access to information: the haves and the have-nots? - p. 99 18. Chapter 8: Tackling inequalities around the globe: the challenge for libraries - p. 118 19. Chapter 9: Islands in the cloud: libraries and the social life of information - p. 139 20. Chapter 10: From the passive library to the learning library – it’s an emotional journey - p. 152 21. Chapter 11: The modern academic library - p. 164 22. Chapter 12: Libraries and distance education - p. 178 23. Chapter 13: Syllabus independence and the library - p. 192 24. Chapter 14: Libraries in the information society: cooperation and identity - p. 192 25. Chapter 15: Children’s reading habits and attitudes - p. 192 26. Chapter 16: The user of tomorrow: young people and the future of library provision - p. 234 27. Chapter 17: Redefining the librarian - p. 251 28. Chapter 18: Redefining librarianship - p. 262 29. Chapter 19: The future of librarians in the workforce: a US perspective - p. 276 30. Chapter 20: The value of libraries: the relationship between change, evaluation and role - p. 302 31. Chapter 21: The future of and for library and information services: a public library view - p. 325 32. Chapter 22: The future of public libraries and their services: a Danish perspective - p. 339 33. Chapter 23: Library landscapes: digital developments - p. 359 34. Chapter 24: Towards Library 2.0: building the library of the future - p. 377 35. Chapter 25: Library 2050 - p. 397 36. Index - p. 416
