The Network Reshapes the Library

Name: The Network Reshapes the Library
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Lorcan Dempsey on Libraries, Services, and Networks

By: Lorcan Dempsey, Kenneth J Varnum (Editor)

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Paperback | 25 September 2014 | Edition Number 1

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320 Pages

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This collection of insights from library technology guru Lorcan Dempsey offers readers valuable reflections on emerging trends and key areas of concern as well as a visionary approach to librariesâ future.
Over the last decade, Dempseyâs writing has covered diverse and wide ranging topics including the evolution of libraries, from how library organization, services and technologies are co-evolving with the behaviours of their users to support their changing research and learning needs, to how the curatorial traditions of archives, libraries and museums have come together in the digital environment.
This selection of posts, originally from Dempsey''s blog, has been expertly curated by Kenneth J Varnum to showcase Dempseyâs dual ability to firstly explore an issue and then to reveal the higher-order trends. Using this method, Dempsey provides his incisive perspective on where libraries have been in the last decade as well as his prescient insights into future trends and directions.
The book is organised into 9 topical chapters:

Networked resources
Network organization
The research process and librariesâ evolving role
Resource discovery
Library systems and tools such as search indices and OpenURL link resolvers
Data and metadata
Publishing and communication, including blogs, social media, and scholarly communication
Libraries, archives, museums, and galleries as âmemory institutionsâ.

Readership: The book concludes with a selection of favourites hand-picked by Dempsey himself and will be essential reading for students, library strategists, administrators, technology staff and anyone with an interest in the future of libraries.

Industry Reviews

Dempsey thinks web-scale. His breadth of interests and his ability to outline appropriate organizational responses in the 'Amazoogle' age make this a compelling read ... Recommended? Yes, for all of us, because the network has reshaped the library. -- Australian Library Journal
It is inevitable that the role of a librarian is going to evolve along with technology, all professionals. His straight-forward writing style and Vernum's editorial skills are what set this book apart and make for an interesting and compelling look at the network over the past twelve years. Dempsey will leave you with a new perspective of what the library profession means today, and the question of how it will have evolved in another twelve years. -- The New Zealand Library and Information Management Journal
This well chosen collection is an invaluable reference work looking back at a decade of change. -- Penny Bailey * CILIP CLSIG Journal *

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