Expect more : demanding better libraries for today's complex world / R. David Lankes.

"Libraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places of books in our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren't about books, what are they about? In Expect More, David Lankes, winner of th...

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Main Author: Lankes, R. David, 1970-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : R. David Lankes, [2012]
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505 0 |a 1. The Arab Spring: expect the exceptional -- 2. The argument for better libraries: expect impact : Collective buying agent ; Economic stimulus ; Center of learning ; Safety net ; Steward of cultural heritage ; Cradle of democracy ; Symbol of community aspirations -- 3. The mission of libraries: expect more than books : I love reading ... no really ; Mission to nowhere? ; A mission based on higher expectations -- 4. Facilitating knowledge creation: expect to create : Library as facilitator ; What is knowledge? ; Expanding the definition of facilitation ; Teacher, librarian, tinker, spy -- 5. Improve society: expect grander : Expecting more than pie and prostitutes ; Of the community ; Walled gardens ; Grand challenges ; Is my library that grand? -- 6. Communities: expect a platform : Library as platform ; Libraries as place -- 7. Librarians: expect brilliance : Librarian by hire ; Librarian by degree ; Librarian by spirit ; Salzburg and a few of my favorite things ; The facilitators ; Adding up a librarian -- 6. Action plan: expect more : Action plan for great libraries ; Action plan for bad libraries ; Action plan for good libraries. 
520 |a "Libraries have existed for millennia, but today many question their necessity. In an ever more digital and connected world, do we still need places of books in our towns, colleges, or schools? If libraries aren't about books, what are they about? In Expect More, David Lankes, winner of the 2012 ABC-CLIO/Greenwood Award for the Best Book in Library Literature, walks you through what to expect out of your library. Lankes argues that, to thrive, communities need libraries that go beyond bricks and mortar, and beyond books and literature. We need to expect more out of our libraries. They should be places of learning and advocates for our communities in terms of privacy, intellectual property, and economic development. Expect More is a rallying call to communities to raise the bar, and their expectations, for great libraries."--Author's website. 
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