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Loading... The Transformed Library: E-Books, Expertise, and Evolution (edition 2012)by Jeanette Woodward
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. How do you respond to bad news? Do you mope for days on end? Realize the truth in criticism and resolve to do better? Or, just try to ignore the downward spiral and hope it goes away. I found this book really depressing. It’s central message is that libraries of all types are in decline and the author tries to provide some recommendations for turning gloom and doom into hope. She succeeds at the former and falls short on the latter. Yes, we all know that libraries have been and are struggling to cope with the major changes in both information, technology, and the lack of financial resources that plague many institutions in which libraries have thrived in the past. Many voices are calling for libraries and librarians to rethink their mission and the types of services they provide. As a reviewer, I have encouraged the re-thinking of the school library in favor of the learning commons approach. I would rather that while we all tend to recognize the traditional focuses are not working, there is so much opportunity now that it is best we concentrate on that rather than shut down, cry, and go out and eat mud. Thus, pass this one by. Too much mope; not enough hope. no reviews | add a review
This wide-ranging survey takes stock of our institutions'' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, analyzing how libraries and the very concept of librarianship have been comprehensively transformed over the past few decades. No library descriptions found. |
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