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This book helps readers explore how public librarians have reinvented the ways they bring people and information together to meet 21st-century challenges.

Public Libraries in the 21st Century provides an up-to-date picture of what the public library is today, what the public librarian needs to know, and how to apply that knowledge. The book offers a thought-provoking exploration of the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological influences that determine the role of the public library in our society. It also looks at ways in which that role continues to change to meet new challenges, while always keeping true to the mission of bringing people and information together.

Beginning in the latter half of the 20th century, the library reinvented and repositioned itself to be a force for people and their interaction with information. To illuminate that process, the book outlines the history and purpose of the public library. Issues of leadership, planning, decision making, organizing, and staffing are discussed, as is the impact of technology on how the library is managed and how it serves the community.

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  • Title Public Libraries in the 21st Century
  • Author Ann Prentice
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 232
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Libraries Unlimited
  • Publication date 2010-11-11
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9781591588535 / 1591588537
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.9 x 6.9 x 0.7 in (25.15 x 17.53 x 1.78 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Library of Congress subjects Public libraries - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2010040786
  • Dewey Decimal Code 027.473

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2011, Page 362

About the author

Ann E. Prentice is professor emerita and former dean of the College of Information Studies at the University of Maryland, College Park, MD.
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