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Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library/Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries

Progressive Librarian, 2014 (42), p.191

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Library 2020: Today's Leading Visionaries Describe Tomorrow's Library/Reflecting on the Future of Academic and Public Libraries
Author: Matthews, Michael
Subjects: Capitalism ; Cost control ; Customer services ; Information technology ; Librarians ; Library collections ; Literacy ; Professional ethics ; Reference services ; Tax revenues
Is Part Of: Progressive Librarian, 2014 (42), p.191
Description: The interesting parts comprise an anarchistic ode to the inevitable and well-deserved demolition of the library as an institution of reading which will be transformed one day into a community space of endless, fascinating capacities: "maker spaces" for using 3-D printers, immersive gaming experiences, kiosks for tourist information or selecting the right restaurant, a place to conduct banking transactions, renew passports, a massage studio, etc., etc. The enthusiasm gushes out of the pages with a flood of superlatives, occasionally brought up short by a recognition of perdurable problems, such as poverty, the homeless, and the "digital divide", realities of such magnitude that their mere mention disturbs these otherwise cheerfully inane meditations like a homeless flasher with Tourette's syndrome caustically announcing his presence at a country club garden party.
Publisher: Lawrenceville: Durland Alternatives Library
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1052-5726
Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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