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with essays by Brett Bonfield Β John ChrastkaLesley Farmer Β Dave Harmeyer Β Megan HodgeBen Malczewski Β Krisellen Maloney Β Hugh RundleIn an information environment where the only constant is change, many wonder where libraries are headed. This edited collection brings together library leaders with some of the brightest new minds in the profession to envision the future of libraries. Drawing from their personal experiences, they bring their barrier-breaking perspectives to the task of reinventing the library in all its forms. From redesigning library services for the evolving needs of users, to functioning as a meaningful space in a digital age, implementing new infrastructure, and imagining the international future of school libraries, the contributors ask and answer questions such as: How do lessons from the past point the way forward? What should libraries look like in the future? Which safeguards will protect intellectual freedom, such as equitable access to information and anti-censorship policies, now and in years to come? How can we overcome obstacles such as feasibility challenges, costs, and competing interests to realize the library of the future?This thought-provoking collection will challenge librarians at every kind of institution to start planning today for the library of tomorrow.
Planning Our Future Libraries: Blueprints for 2025
Contents
Introduction
Embracing Participation
Reimagining Spaces
Building New Infrastructure
Leading for the Future
References
Part 1: Embracing Participation
Chapter 1: Redesigning Library Services Again: Revising Buckland's Manifesto
Bucklandβs Assumption and Three Types of Libraries
Situating Redesigning Library Services
The Library of 2025 versus the 100-Year Library
The Participatory Library
References
Chapter 2: Radical Trust: A User-Librarian Shared Model
Visions of Radical Trust
Advocates of Radical Trust for Libraries
Scenario One: The Library 2025 without Radical Trust, or Resistance Is Futile
Scenario Two: The Library 2025 with Radical Trust, or the Athenaeum
Conclusion
References
Part 2: Reimagining Spaces
Chapter 3: Meaningful Space in a Digital Age
When Did My βStuffβ Become Content?
The Projection of Self through Our Spaces
Creating Meaningful Spaces
Narrative Design
Praxis: Library 2025
References
Chapter 4: The Faculty Commons: Reimagining the Intellectual Heart of Campus
The Evolution of Academic Library Buildings and Services
We Are More Than Books Arenβt We?
Students in the Library: From Adjustment to Transformation
The Library as a Platform for Faculty Innovation
A Focus on Teaching and Research
Spaces That Are Greater Than the Sum of Their Parts
References
Chapter 5: Free-Range Librarianship: Public Librarian as Park Ranger
Building a Model of βEverywhereβ
Park Rangers and the Information Ecosystem
A Free-Range Librarianship Model
Conclusion
References
Part 3: Building New Infrastructure
Chapter 6: The Constant Innovator: A New Organizational Mode of Experimentation
A Call to Action: Taking Charge of Our Professional Destiny
Google: A Model for Managing Innovation
The Practicalities: How All This Will Work
Conclusion
References
Chapter 7: The Future of Funding: A Proposal for a National Library Card
Realign by 2025
Establishing a National Library Card
Embedding Libraries in the Tax Code
Social Impact Bonds and Libraries
A Public-Private Trust for Libraries
Reengaging First Use
References
Part 4: The Global Future
Chapter 8: International School Libraries: Current Status and Future Vision
Case Study One: Nepal
Case Study Two: Honduras
Case Study Three: Brazil
The International School Library Future
Getting to the International School Library 2025
References
Appendix: Redesigning Library Services: A Manifesto (Abridged)
Introduction
Three Types of Library
Reinventing the Library
Organization and Implementation
The Challenge
Authorβs Note
About the Contributors
Index
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