TY - BOOK AU - Evans,Wendy AU - Baker,David AU - AU - TI - The end of wisdom?: the future of libraries in a digital age SN - 9780081001776 U1 - 025.001 23 PY - 2016///, c2017 CY - Cambridge, MA PB - Chandos Publishing is an imprint of Elsevier KW - Library science KW - Libraries KW - Philosophy N1 - Front Cover; THE END OF WISDOM? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age; Series Page; THE END OF WISDOM? The Future of Librariesin a Digital Age; Copyright; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS; AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES; FOREWORD: THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES: THE FUTURE IS NOW!; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; 1 -- The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in the Digital Age; INTRODUCTION; IS IT REALLY THE END OF LIBRARIES?; THE END OF WISDOM?; NOT DEAD, BUT SLEEPING?; DIRECTIONS AND OPTIONS FOR LIBRARIES, LIBRARY MANAGERS AND USERS; What, Then, Might 'The Library' Become? Route Maps for the FutureTHE END OF LIBRARIANS?; END NOTE; References; 2 -- The Four Spaces of the Public Library; INTRODUCTION; THE FOUR SPACE MODEL; INSPIRATION SPACE; LEARNING SPACE; MEETING SPACE; PERFORMATIVE SPACE; THE USE OF THE FOUR SPACE MODEL; REFERENCES; 3 -- The Influence of Digital Media on the Design of Libraries; LIBRARIES IN THE FUTURE; LIBRARIES FOR PRESERVATION; HYBRID BUILDINGS; THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY DESIGN; ACKNOWLEDGEMENT; REFERENCES; 4 -- The Best of Both Worlds; 5 -- Informal Interview With Niu Jun, Tammy Ng & Joli Moore -- School Librarians at the Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau School*6 -- The Disembedded Librarian: A Vision of the Librarian's Future Role in an Educational Context; BACKGROUND; LIBRARY AS PLACE; COLLECTION; STAFF; THE EMBEDDED LIBRARY; THE HOLSTEBRO MODEL -- THE DISEMBEDDED LIBRARIANS; THE DISEMBEDDED LIBRARIAN -- THREATS OR OPPORTUNITIES?; EVIDENCE-BASED TRAINING COURSES; INTERPROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITIES; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 7 -- Using Formal and Informal Channels to Update Librarians' Skill Sets; LEARN FROM REALITY; MILLENNIAL STUDENTSCHALLENGE FOR LIBRARIANS; NEW ROLES AND SKILLS; PRACTICES OF RESKILLING AT HKUST LIBRARY; Formal Training; Informal Training; Upgrading Technical Skill Sets; Consortial Training; Learning Circles; Librarians Engaged in Research; Collective Learning; NEW ROLES ALREADY PLAYED; HOW SHOULD LIBRARIANS RESPOND?; REFERENCES; 8 -- Library 2.0: Lost Illusions?; REFERENCES; 9 -- Digital Music Preparation in the Modern Orchestral Library; MUSIC-ENGRAVING PROGRAMS; PHOTOCOPIERS AND IMAGE SCANNERS; THE PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT (PDF); IMAGE EDITING PROGRAMS; MUSIC RECOGNITION SOFTWARE; 10 -- The Academic Library in 2020THE JOINT-USE MODEL; THE DIGITAL DELIVERY MODEL; THE SUBJECT-SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LIBRARY MODEL; ACADEMIC LIBRARY SPACE MODEL IN 2020; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; 11 -- Using Technology to Make More Digital Content Available to All; 12 -- New Trends in Higher Education: Can Information Professionals Rise to the Challenge?; INTRODUCTION; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; 13 -- Six Futures of Academic Libraries1; CONTRIBUTION TO THE CAMPUS; NEW CONTENT; Open Science; Research Data; Scientific Heritage; NEW VALUE CHAINS; Linking of Data; Exploitation of Data; LEARNING CENTRES; Access restricted to subscribing institutions N2 - The End of Wisdom? The Future of Libraries in a Digital Age 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. Focuses on the key issue facing library and information services for the foreseeable future Takes a much broader view by asking a wide range of key people and representative stakeholders and user groups for their view of the future of libraries of all kinds Presents a comprehensive analysis of likely directions and options for libraries, library managers, and users Includes a route map for the future Builds on the successful approaches adopted in A Handbook of Digital Library Economics and Libraries and Society UR - https://ezproxy.lib.gla.ac.uk/login?url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780081001424 ER -