Civic Space/Cyberspace

Civic Space/Cyberspace
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9780262263658
ISBN-13 : 0262263653
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Book Synopsis Civic Space/Cyberspace by : Redmond Kathleen Molz

Download or read book Civic Space/Cyberspace written by Redmond Kathleen Molz and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1999-03-03 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quintessentially American institutions, symbols of community spirit and the American faith in education, public libraries are ubiquitous in the United States. Close to a billion library visits are made each year, and more children join summer reading programs than little league baseball. Public libraries are local institutions, as different as the communities they serve. Yet their basic services, techniques, and professional credo are essentially similar; and they offer, through technology and cooperative agreements, myriad materials and information far beyond their own walls. In Civic Space/Cyberspace, Redmond Kathleen Molz and Phyllis Dain assess the current condition and direction of the American public library. They consider the challenges and opportunities presented by new electronic technologies, changing public policy, fiscal realities, and cultural trends. They draw on site visits and interviews conducted across the country; extensive reading of reports, surveys, and other documents; and their long-standing interest in the library's place in the social and civic structure. The book uniquely combines a scholarly, humanistic, and historical approach to public libraries with a clear-eyed look at their problems and prospects, including their role in the emerging national information infrastructure.


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