The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age assembles opinion pieces, forecasts, strategy options, and case studies from leading worldwide politicians, academics, educators, authors, publishers, captains of industry, senior public sector workers, library directors, IT gurus and other key players in the field of information provision who discuss their views on the hypothesis surrounding the "end of libraries" and the "death of books." The contributions – ranging in length from 500 to 2000 words are analyzed and summarized to create a rich picture of current trends and likely futures for libraries of all types, with digital options discussed in detail.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Series Page - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of Figures - p. xi 7. List of Contributors - p. xiii 8. Author Biographies - p. xv 9. Foreword: The Future of Libraries: The Future Is Now! - p. xxvii 10. Preface - p. xxix 11. Acknowledgements - p. xxxi 12. List of Abbreviations - p. xxxiii 13. Chapter 1. The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in the Digital Age - p. 1 14. Chapter 2. The Four Spaces of the Public Library - p. 39 15. Chapter 3. The Influence of Digital Media on the Design of Libraries - p. 45 16. Chapter 4. The Best of Both Worlds - p. 49 17. Chapter 5. Informal Interview With Niu Jun, Tammy Ng & Joli Moore – School Librarians at the Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School - p. 51 18. Chapter 6. The Disembedded Librarian: A Vision of the Librarian’s Future Role in an Educational Context - p. 65 19. Chapter 7. Using Formal and Informal Channels to Update Librarians’ Skill Sets - p. 75 20. Chapter 8. Library 2.0: Lost Illusions? - p. 83 21. Chapter 9. Digital Music Preparation in the Modern Orchestral Library - p. 87 22. Chapter 10. The Academic Library in 2020 - p. 105 23. Chapter 11. Using Technology to Make More Digital Content Available to All - p. 113 24. Chapter 12. New Trends in Higher Education: Can Information Professionals Rise to the Challenge? - p. 119 25. Chapter 13. Six Futures of Academic Libraries - p. 123 26. Chapter 14. Digital Pedagogy and the Student Voice - p. 129 27. Chapter 15. Information Literacy in a Digital Age: Embedding Information Literacy in the Curriculum - p. 135 28. Chapter 16. From Being Libraries to Becoming the ‘Switchmen’ of Scholarship in the Digital Age - p. 141 29. Chapter 17. Playing, Creating, Learning: The Future Public Library for Children and Families - p. 145 30. Chapter 18. The Future of Libraries in Nigeria - p. 153 31. Chapter 19. Reinvigorated Opportunities: Libraries as Essential Institutions for Youth - p. 159 32. Chapter 20. A Cooperative Model for a National Digital Library - p. 165 33. Chapter 21. In the Core of Research - p. 169 34. Chapter 22. Information Management of the Future - p. 173 35. Chapter 23. Webraries and Web Archives – The Web Between Public and Private - p. 185 36. Chapter 24. Not Only But Also? - p. 191 37. Index - p. 197
The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age assembles opinion pieces, forecasts, strategy options, and case studies from leading worldwide politicians, academics, educators, authors, publishers, captains of industry, senior public sector workers, library directors, IT gurus and other key players in the field of information provision who discuss their views on the hypothesis surrounding the "end of libraries" and the "death of books." The contributions – ranging in length from 500 to 2000 words are analyzed and summarized to create a rich picture of current trends and likely futures for libraries of all types, with digital options discussed in detail.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Series Page - p. ii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of Figures - p. xi 7. List of Contributors - p. xiii 8. Author Biographies - p. xv 9. Foreword: The Future of Libraries: The Future Is Now! - p. xxvii 10. Preface - p. xxix 11. Acknowledgements - p. xxxi 12. List of Abbreviations - p. xxxiii 13. Chapter 1. The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in the Digital Age - p. 1 14. Chapter 2. The Four Spaces of the Public Library - p. 39 15. Chapter 3. The Influence of Digital Media on the Design of Libraries - p. 45 16. Chapter 4. The Best of Both Worlds - p. 49 17. Chapter 5. Informal Interview With Niu Jun, Tammy Ng & Joli Moore – School Librarians at the Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School - p. 51 18. Chapter 6. The Disembedded Librarian: A Vision of the Librarian’s Future Role in an Educational Context - p. 65 19. Chapter 7. Using Formal and Informal Channels to Update Librarians’ Skill Sets - p. 75 20. Chapter 8. Library 2.0: Lost Illusions? - p. 83 21. Chapter 9. Digital Music Preparation in the Modern Orchestral Library - p. 87 22. Chapter 10. The Academic Library in 2020 - p. 105 23. Chapter 11. Using Technology to Make More Digital Content Available to All - p. 113 24. Chapter 12. New Trends in Higher Education: Can Information Professionals Rise to the Challenge? - p. 119 25. Chapter 13. Six Futures of Academic Libraries - p. 123 26. Chapter 14. Digital Pedagogy and the Student Voice - p. 129 27. Chapter 15. Information Literacy in a Digital Age: Embedding Information Literacy in the Curriculum - p. 135 28. Chapter 16. From Being Libraries to Becoming the ‘Switchmen’ of Scholarship in the Digital Age - p. 141 29. Chapter 17. Playing, Creating, Learning: The Future Public Library for Children and Families - p. 145 30. Chapter 18. The Future of Libraries in Nigeria - p. 153 31. Chapter 19. Reinvigorated Opportunities: Libraries as Essential Institutions for Youth - p. 159 32. Chapter 20. A Cooperative Model for a National Digital Library - p. 165 33. Chapter 21. In the Core of Research - p. 169 34. Chapter 22. Information Management of the Future - p. 173 35. Chapter 23. Webraries and Web Archives – The Web Between Public and Private - p. 185 36. Chapter 24. Not Only But Also? - p. 191 37. Index - p. 197
