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Applying library values to emerging technology : decision-making in the age of open access, maker spaces, and the ever-changing library / edited by Peter D. Fernandez and Kelly Tilton

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ACRL Publications in Librarianship ; no. 72Publication details: Chicago, Illinois : Association of College and Research Libraries, c2018.Description: xvi, 422 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780838989395
  • 083898939X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 025.00285 AP PL
Online resources: Summary: "Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library offers a wide range of perspectives on how to interpret and apply library values in the context of emerging technologies. Authors include academic librarians, public librarians, and professors, and contributors from the Library Freedom Project, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Free Ebook Foundation, Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Tor Project, the Center for Information Policy Research, and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. Divided into two sections--Contemplating Library Values and Applying Library Values--and using the ALA's Core Values of Librarianship as the primary reference point, chapters emphasize the underlying frameworks that guide librarian practice and capture practical, real-world applications that can ideally serve as a starting point for other librarians encountering similar issues, even if the specific technology or set of values may differ"--
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 025.00285 AP PL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Checked out Dec2018 31/12/2021 T0061178

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Applying Library Values to Emerging Technology: Decision-Making in the Age of Open Access, Maker Spaces, and the Ever-Changing Library offers a wide range of perspectives on how to interpret and apply library values in the context of emerging technologies. Authors include academic librarians, public librarians, and professors, and contributors from the Library Freedom Project, the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the Free Ebook Foundation, Creative Commons, the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Tor Project, the Center for Information Policy Research, and the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education. Divided into two sections--Contemplating Library Values and Applying Library Values--and using the ALA's Core Values of Librarianship as the primary reference point, chapters emphasize the underlying frameworks that guide librarian practice and capture practical, real-world applications that can ideally serve as a starting point for other librarians encountering similar issues, even if the specific technology or set of values may differ"--

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