William L. Whitesides - Reinvention of the Public Library for the 21st Century
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This volume on the challenges public libraries may face in the 21st century covers such strategic and technological issues as fund-raising, pursuit of a community-based mission, and the combination of new and old media. Lists of additional readings and questions for discussion are included.
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Reinvention of the Public Library for the 21st Century
Edited by William L. Whitesides, Sr.
1998 LIBRARIES UNLIMITED, INC. Englewood, Colorado
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Copyright 1998 William L. Whitesides, Sr. All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reinvention of the public library for the 21st century / edited by William L. Whitesides, Sr. xxvi, 302 p. 1725 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56308-628-X (cloth) 1. Public librariesUnited StatesAdministration. 2. Public librariesAims and objectivesUnited States. I. Whitesides, William L., Sr. Z731.R423 1998 025.1 '974dc21 98-29869 CIP
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Contents
Foreword
by Elizabeth S. Aversa
xv
Preface
by William L. Whitesides, Sr.
xvii
Introduction
by Lisa Crisman
xxi
1 A Brief History of Public Librarianship
by Whitney M. Berriman
1
Greco-Roman Influences
1
European Influences
2
American Influences
2
Discussion Questions
4
Notes
4
Fig 1.1. Growth of Public Libraries in the United States
5
2 The Values of the Past
by Charlene Chisek
6
The Past
6
ALA
6
Individual Versus Community
8
Social Activism, Conservatism, and Populism
9
Distillation of Roles
9
The Future
9
Pessimistic
9
Neutral
10
Optimistic
12
Bill of Rights
13
Discussion Questions
15
Notes
15
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3 The Political, Economic, and Cultural Environments and the Public Library as "Place"
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